The Urge

One of the unhelpful things that I commonly experience when I read things about software (and very occasionally other things, but usually software) is the urge to make my own version of whatever the thing is.

For example: I read a blog post by Graydon Hoare about Rust [1], and apart from finding it generally a very interesting blog post (I've dabbled in amateur programming language design, just as a great many programmers have) one of my reactions was the urge to try (again) making my own programming language.

A lot of my little hobby projects are just my own versions of things other people have made. I wonder why that is. Do I lack creativity?

Does everyone feel this urge, when finding out about something cool, to make their own?

=> [1] The Rust I Wanted Had No Future