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funny considering the biggest problem usually mentioned is that all developers want to build from scratch, or the equiv, re-write old applications from scratch instead of maintaining them.

of course, a developer who can build an app from scratch is going to be better at fixing problems because he/she understands how an app comes together and all the little annoyances getting a build or deployment to work.

I guess everyone should develop from scratch once or twice, if only to learn why its not always viable to do so.

I don't see a relationship between enthusiasm and being part of a from scratch project. In my opinion the number one thing to look for when hiring a developer is his or her ability to get things done. Specifically, a candidate with history of completing work that requires skills that my organization would benefit from.

ehhh, just stupid! really, i know company that is using their own hibernate and struts, he might be interested in getting to know them better. everybody can and want to build everything from scratch, me too! but we shouldnt, thats the whole point of open source projects.

I disagree with "developer who can build an app from scratch is going to be better at fixing problems" <- how he will know about what might goes wrong with spring/hibernate when he doesnt use that shit or wrote his own spring/hibernate different way.