i want smaller applications with fewer updates made by people who are paid more to produce less code and i'm not kidding

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@eniko Currently, my favourite app is Out-Run, and I think it's basically been abandoned by the developer.

https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/out-run/id1477511092

(Yes, that's probably not great for security vulnerability reasons.. )

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@RandamuMaki @delta Yes, indeed. Very few software updates with DeltaChat and they appear to be a great team doing good things.

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@eniko What you don’t add is genuinely more important than what you do.

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@eniko @Meyerweb first place to start is avoiding tracking, because those are bigger, have more updates and have more code.

The challenging part is convincing your government and bank to do the same so you can still use their services.

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@alice oh I'm so glad to hear you like them

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@regendans @delta I just wish I knew more people in my social circles who either already use it or are willing to try it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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@eniko

I think the best way to run a software product company is for the entire management team to work one day a week, or month.

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@eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place so do i. what you're describing sounds a lot like the unix philosophy. (do one thing and do it well)

i'm in the same boat as a lot of windows users rn. i want to switch to BSD, but i need linux for video games

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@daviddoes @datarama @eniko I remember NetBSD claiming to run on toasters, maybe 20 years ago. Probably gave the wrong people ideas. But I guess if I had to have software on my toaster I could do a lot worse.

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@eniko can we also request the coders to have a nap time during the day? Rest is important, and I'm not kidding about that either.

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@eniko don't forget to add doesn't require an always on Internet connection.

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@kirtai @eniko That said the C programs I wrote in the early 90s still compile fine today

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@eniko I want small chunks of well-specified code with machine supported proofs so I can be certain of my program's actual behavior across its whole domain.

I should probably just learn Ada/SPARK or Idris already.

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@eniko i'm working on it

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@MeaningfulBits @eniko should be illegal to call it an "app" if it does.
Maybe call it a "shim" instead.

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@kirtai @badtux @eniko Right?

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@eniko me too me too.

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@badtux @eniko I'm so glad I don't typically work in Java.

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@eniko in many cases i’d be willing to pay *more* for this approach.

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@eniko and none of this broken shit