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You know, I thought about jigs as being sort of like software libraries. I've made jigs for specific projects mostly, but I've made a tapering jig for my table saw and an extension table for my miter saw that I've reused.

One thing I've learned is that there is indeed more than one way to build something. I've been able to take advantage of that when I didn't have the tool a project used, but knew how to get the job done with another.

It's much the same in software. There are many different ways to get the job done. Some tools are certainly better for a job than others, but often one can cut something two different ways and still end up with the same result.




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