Post #3446527

2026-06-24 22:48 UTC

And here’s that exact same code running on the device. It’s nothing to look at, it is a minimal viable text-editor so far, but the fact that it _can_ be changed is what matters. There hasn’t been an open-source plain text editor for this platform, ever. #psion #writerdeck #worldglass #programming #retrocomputing #opensource

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@Kroc@oldbytes.space 2026-06-25 12:49

Use old platforms. Write code for old platforms. Do things with old platforms so commercially unviable that the tech bros and AI slop can't come at you. #psion #programming #retrocomputing

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@Kroc@oldbytes.space 2026-06-28 12:07

I'm only writing this code because in order to fix a few annoyances with the existing text-editor, I have to rebuild what already exists before I can make even minor improvements. Doing this has taught me a valuable lesson about what matters in app design: > If the dog food doesn't taste off, don't change the recipe. It's really easy to think about what an app _should_ do; what features are _expected_, but this can quickly spiral out of control creating a workload from nothing to fulfil an expectation coming from nowhere. If you don't feel the pain using the app, then don't add the feature. Don't accept feature requests unless they're from someone actually using the app to do something and they've hit a snagging point -- Ideas are free, but your time isn't. Do not give into the cargo cult; the only features that matter are those for users with a use-case. #programming #app #development #design #ui #ux

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