is it ethical to use third party libraries and other stuff in my portfolio website?

raley2@discuss.online to Programming@programming.dev – 68 points –

I am confused as to whether it is acceptable to use code produced by other people for something that is related to me and my creations. Do i have to resort to coding my portfolio website with pure css and js to demonstrate my credibility and experience as a candidate employee? Does the ideology of 'using other people's tools to create a better product' apply here in this context, or would it be considered plagiarism? Is there some sort of gradient as to how much i should use third party tools for my website for it be ethically appropriate, if it all?

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Oh boy, do I have some C++ codebases I wish I could show you.

Sometimes it’s easier to DIY than try to figure out the mess of a build system of a dependency! :P