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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@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

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

    haijo7@snac.haijo.euH This user is from outside of this forum
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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@mastodon.socialD daviddoes@mastodon.social

      @datarama @eniko Rwgarding "out of things where they have no save reason to be"... I would honestly love more well-made dumb appliances.

      There is zero reason to ever discover my toaster is part of a botnet.

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      #32

      @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@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

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

        jhooper@techhub.socialJ This user is from outside of this forum
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        #33

        @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@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

          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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          #34

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

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            #35

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

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            • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

              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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              #36

              @eniko i'm working on it

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              • meaningfulbits@mastodon.socialM meaningfulbits@mastodon.social

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

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                #37

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

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                • me@social.jlamothe.netM This user is from outside of this forum
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                  #38
                  @kirtai @badtux @eniko Right?
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                  • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

                    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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                    #39

                    @eniko me too me too.

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                    • badtux@mastodon.socialB badtux@mastodon.social

                      @me @eniko And every fifteen minutes there is a new Java release that fixes a thousand security holes and adds a thousand new features to bloat up the runtime. Meanwhile my "C" programs from the early 1990s still compile and run just fine.

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                      #40
                      @badtux @eniko I'm so glad I don't typically work in Java.
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                      • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

                        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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                        #41

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

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                        • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

                          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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                          #42

                          @eniko and none of this broken shit

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                          • badtux@mastodon.socialB badtux@mastodon.social

                            @eniko But then the boss would have fewer people to manage, and be unable to justify his job. Most software changes are about employment for engineers, not necessity. Grr.

                            As a software engineer I want computer languages and frameworks that stay stable for decades rather than have a new release every year that obsoletes old programs and requires a rewrite. But I don't get to have that :(.

                            #software #softwaredevelopment

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                            #43

                            @badtux @eniko Maybe that's the appeal of VBA? I never made the move from VB6 to VB.net, so no idea how stable that is. VBA seems to keep on trucking as it is.

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                            • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

                              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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                              #44

                              @eniko If you are asking for less you are asking too much 😉

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                              • me@social.jlamothe.netM me@social.jlamothe.net
                                @badtux @eniko I'm so glad I don't typically work in Java.
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                                #45

                                @me @eniko Substitute any other language or framework in large scale use for Java. Go? Rust? JavaScript/TypeScript? Even where the language is stable the frameworks you have to use to get work done are as firm as gelatin.

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                                • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

                                  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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                                  #46

                                  @eniko and at the same time, companies hire people who prefer AI, f̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶agile; or as the saying goes, seniors with salary of a junior 🙂

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                                  • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

                                    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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                                    #47

                                    @eniko The dream that we deserve!

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                                    • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

                                      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 I picked up Tinystart for the Mac by @nileane which is probably exactly the sort of thing you’re after. It’s as useful as Raycast but without all the VC and AI bollocks, and only costs a fiver.

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                                      • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

                                        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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                                        #49

                                        @eniko I would like fewer apps, please. More websites that function as apps.

                                        This applies specifically to mobile use. For desktop, let me download everything.

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                                        • eniko@mastodon.gamedev.placeE eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place

                                          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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                                          #50

                                          @eniko Preach. I want developers to be artisans and craftspeople who build for the ages.

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