system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Is usage of MIT licensed code looked down on?

Hey, a newb programmer reporting in. If I were to create a website, using someone else's MIT licensed code, would that be hugely looked down on by the programming community?


I can definitely see why it would be, but would it?


The website in question would be for my mother's friend, who wants a website for his services and I would like him to have a nice looking website, instead of the simple, dull looking shit that I know how to code. My creatings honestly look like they're from the 20th century.
gpt
Do some light research into what general licensing means. When an artist wants to use a piece of someone else's song, they pay for a license to use it.

The MIT license is a free use license. Read it carefully. If your usage fit within the license terms, which you likely will, then use it to your heart's content.

Reinventing the wheel is stupid, if it's free use it. Give credit if you want/have to.

Edit: let me add as a separate point, know your audience. If a customer sees the site looks similar they won't care. If you make a site for web developers and they see it's basically a default template, they might judge you. Audience is important.