Quote Originally Posted by laggyluk View Post
it's easier to use existing code then reinvent the wheel
It is easier to start by using existing code but then if you wan't to do something uniqe you can quickly find yourself limited by that existing code.

Quote Originally Posted by laggyluk View Post
I don't say it's a bad decision, just not best if someone wants to be a 'pro'.
Define PRO!
Do you mean PRO as game developer which works for some AAA gaming company on some game project where great graphics, superb soudeffects are more important than actual gameplay?
Do you mean PRO as game developer which works for some AAA gaming company where metting the dedline is more important than fixing gamebreaking bugs?
Or do you mean PRO as game developer which decides to go and actually do something new and uniqe despite the fact that for achieveing this he has to write most of his code from scratch?