...you are free to write your own...

Funny, but I was just reading about that this afternoon in notes from a talk given by our very own Dominus. Although I must admit when I read it, I wondered if it's a GoodIdea™ to 'roll your own' version of Exporter, or conversely, if it's a BadIdea™. Any comments?

/me goes off and checks 'import' in SuperSearch, just in case there has been previous discussion on this topic...

Good thing I checked. Here's why:

• Checking gave me time to think more about another question that is a level above the question I asked: "Given my current programming experience level, should I even be asking if X is a Good/Bad Thing ™?" Perhaps I should invest more time learning to work with what exists before reinventing the wheel; perhaps by un-asking the question, I have learned something...
• I found this node which, though it doesn't directly answer my Good/Bad Thing™ question, brings up some good points.

Still, I can't resist being curious, so if there are any ideas on whether or not writing your own import function, rather than using Exporter, is a Good/Bad Thing™, I'd be curious to hear. :-)

Update: Two things...

1. Changed title of my post.
2. I don't mean to imply by asking about "good/bad" that I am questioning Dominus' judgement. :-)

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