YAQ: Yet Another Question

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Published on 2010-04-03T13:40:32Z Indexed on 2010/04/03 13:43 UTC
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When you have to code something, you can either :

start from scratch (Yet Another approach)
fork another existing project
participate in an existing project to add the features you miss

What do you think are the keys aspects that make you choose option 1, 2 or 3 ?

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