On one hand, he says he hates the phrase, but it doesn't look like he hates what it means - or maybe he doesn't understand what it means - I'm a little confused by the take-away from the article.
That being said...
Re-inventing the wheel should mean throwing away everything we know about the wheel and inventing something that solves the same problem - only better.
I said, and mean "Reinventing the wheel is what makes good developers legends, not the other way around. Remember that." And i never said i hate what it means, ever. I said I hate when people say it as a bad thing.
That being said...
Re-inventing the wheel should mean throwing away everything we know about the wheel and inventing something that solves the same problem - only better.