[Typo3] Coding guideline: When en when NOT to use/build extensions?

[dan frost]

The problem is distributing it. Extensions are TYPO3's only way of 
sharing libraries, interfaces, ....

Perhaps having a secondary extension system would work. A system for 
distributing php libraries etc....inside TYPO3???

dan

Meinte van't Kruis wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> The following question is bothering me. For certain types of
> functionality I was wondering if I should build an full-blown
> extension for it or just include a php script with the functionality.
> For instance(small example, but it's the big picture I'm realling
> wondering about), in building an XML parser, would it be a good thing
> to build an extension for it, or just write PHP code that will be
> included by extensions that make use of it.
> 
> I'm kinda new to all of typo3, but I hope I made my question clear,
> any replies are greatly appreciated :).
> 
> Thx