One downside of perfectly bespoke tools: they rot away.

· Bits and Bobs 4/7/25
  • One downside of perfectly bespoke tools: they rot away.[rm]
    • All software rots away as the surrounding context changes.
    • Tools that are made by someone else for a large market of users tend to be maintained and keep working, because they are constantly in use by someone.
    • But a tool that was distilled on demand just for you and that you haven't used for a year or two might have rotted while you aren't using it.
    • Ideally these tools can be "alive," maintaining themselves, instead of passing that maintenance burden onto the user.

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