--- title: "Don't Roll Your Own ..." url: https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-roll-your-own--gpx1gv2zh source_url: https://susam.net/do-not-roll-your-own.html type: article source: "Susam Pal" published: 2026-05-23T07:00:38.196Z updated: 2026-05-23T07:00:58.210Z tags: ["webdev", "ux", "accessibility", "cryptography"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Don't Roll Your Own ... **[Susam Pal](https://daily.dev/sources/susam-net)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer opinion piece arguing that web developers should stop replacing native browser controls with custom implementations. Using the 'don't roll your own crypto' maxim as a starting point, the author extends the principle to custom scroll behavior, link navigation, text selection, context menus, copy/paste, password fields, and date pickers. Each custom implementation is argued to break familiar browser behaviors, harm accessibility, and introduce new bugs while solving minor aesthetic problems. GitHub's custom link navigation is called out as a particularly bad offender. The post also criticizes frequent UI redesigns for their impact on less tech-savvy users. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Death to Scroll Fade\!](https://daily.dev/posts/death-to-scroll-fade--wi5ab25g1) · Lobsters · 56 upvotes · 5 comments - [Stop Using JS for Everything: Harnessing the Power of Pure CSS in 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/stop-using-js-for-everything-harnessing-the-power-of-pure-css-in-2026-jql9shws1) · Ruby Flow · 6 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux), [#accessibility](https://daily.dev/tags/accessibility), [#cryptography](https://daily.dev/tags/cryptography) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-roll-your-own--gpx1gv2zh)