I feel like if you can't program it in C/C++ then you don't really understand it. If the C/C++ answer is obvious then the others are trivial.

Not necessarily a common thing, but I've grabbed at least 4 different projects over the years that were partially working. Typically I've fixed only the components that were problematic for me but it saved me time to stand on the shoulders of others rather than having to build everything from scratch.

I've been using qth.com for several years. This might not be the answer for large corporations but the owner is a HAM radio enthusiast and has always been very responsive to any issues. They are also good about sending out several warning emails if your name registration, hosting, etc., is close to expiration.

Several years ago we outsourced a vendor management system that was Internet facing to a group in Mexico. Once they had finished it I was tasked with getting it to run properly. I rewrote most of the database routines as they were unmanageable and then had to rebuild quite a lot of the UI as they broke it into individual, non-scalable border images. Security was a mess as well as our corporate auditors refused to allow it to be deployed until I fixed about 15 major security holes. So much for saving a bunch of money and development time.

My 2 cents is that my previous job was officially titled "Programmer/Systems Analyst," which included the added benefit of being project manager, full stack developer, systems administrator, database administrator, and keeper of the ESX(i) servers. Pretty sure they got their money's worth; I sure learned a lot, too. Basically, make sure roles are much better defined in the future. Also, "Go not to the elves for advise for they will say both yes and no."

Back when my wife and I started dating in 2007 her kids (11 and 9) were amazed by 5-1/4" floppies. I then showed them the 8" diskettes. They hadn't even seen cassette tapes, which many of us used both for music and for computers.