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> left to explore with regard to applying algorithms correctly.

Yes, and even just a trade-off based on context for where it will be used.

I've realized that lots of libraries I use are generalized (by nature of being an OSS lib) so they aren't going to be hyper-refined for my particular use case.

Usually an OSS lib will be better than something you can write in a day but if something is part of your product's competitive advantage, then you will probably be able to make a more optimized version than an open source lib.



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