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Software Can Be Finished (rosswintle.uk)
4 points by ingve 3 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


I like this article & agree with the premise, however...

> I have created a large number of small web sites, “applications”, and libraries that I consider finished.

The author then links to a JSON Notes website where it says on the first page:

> It does not (yet) work well on mobile devices.

Yet? Finished?

> Don't mention accessibilty [sic]. I really want it to be good, but I made this for me in a few hours. I'll try one day to make it better.

One day make it better? Finished?

> I also don't know how many notes you can store [...] I don't know what happens when you run out of space!

I don't think this sounds finished at all, or even useful beyond a demo of some sort.


I'd wager that most software is finished. The sheer number of software packages on embedded devices that will never need an update has me convinced.




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