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Why do it yourself?

Why do it yourself?

From the course: SharePoint Advanced: Enhancing Functionality with JavaScript

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Why do it yourself?

- [Phil] Right about now, someone out there is thinking, well, it seems like Phil is trying to talk me out of this. If I'm not going to save money, and there are things already built, why should I bother to build it myself? Well, that's an extremely good question. My answer is that it's not that I don't want people to use JavaScript, it's just that I want them to really think about it first. I believe that all too frequently people get caught up in the excitement of something new, and wind up spending a lot of extra effort for results that could have been achieved more simply and for less money. My goal is to always have you thinking just exactly why you are doing things. What is the specific benefit? What is the problem you're trying to solve? And is there a different way to do it? Now, at the end of the day you might decide that your requirements need a solution that you can only get from creating it yourself. That's completely valid, as long as you've done your homework. Look, I…

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