Post AMZGPkxoMD58iOaJkm by eldaking@weirder.earth
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 (DIR) Post #AMZGPkRuGpYr7Req1Y by eldaking@weirder.earth
       2022-08-15T23:17:20Z
       
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       Is your software complete? Stop adding features - only bugfixes, and don't break compatibility. It should keep working forever.Is it still incomplete? Then you must have a plan to make it feature-complete in the near future. Reduce the scope if necessary - make a sequel later! But get a finished, stable version out first.Either you are responsible for maintaining every version you release, or you are responsible for perfect backwards compatibility.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMZGPkxoMD58iOaJkm by eldaking@weirder.earth
       2022-08-15T23:19:42Z
       
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       I'm sick of updating software to meet the demands of other software updates.I'm sick of constantly changing software to keep compatibility with other ever changing software.I'm sick of updating _hardware_ to keep compatibility with the same software that used to work.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMZGPlUQOxAaLXqMaW by onan@dobbs.town
       2022-08-15T23:47:46Z
       
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       @eldaking One of the goals of urbit is to write a core system that never changes. Once the central part is done (and they seem close) it will not change again. There will be layers over it, and those layers will change and come and go, but that core will be solid. This will of course have its costs and benefits, just like some of the existing longer-term protocols have costs and benefits for not changing.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMZGeg8QaoC25BfMDw by 0@husk.site
       2022-08-15T23:50:31.042440Z
       
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       @onan @eldaking Kelvin versioning is very interesting.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMcbCGvFQ642I4g1eS by Graycot@fosstodon.org
       2022-08-17T14:24:45Z
       
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       @onan @eldaking and then 7 years later urbit core 2.0 comes out to address a critical flaw in the original core. The everlasting cycle marches onward.
       
 (DIR) Post #AMd1WcYBJaRny6Fec4 by adamasnemesis@social.adamasnemesis.com
       2022-08-17T19:19:37Z
       
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       @eldaking This obsession we have with updates strikes me as odd too. Why can't we have things that just work without any maintenance or changes?