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It's 2024, but it's odd for two reasons

Jul 5, 2024

Developers love it, but it won't install itself. Hello, irony!

Despite technological advancements, a leading OS for developers still requires downloading and double-clicking installers or does not support a package manager natively. This outdated method disrupts workflows, wastes time, and introduces potential errors.

Apps still need to self-update

Many applications manage their updates. Using different UI and the prompt that interrupts when I need interruptions the least. Come on! how simple my life would be if I could just run a command to update all packages?

Oh! hello, update prompt I kept postponing for the last 3 months! 👋

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Oh, and let's not forget about the joy of company-sanctioned spyware comes pre-installed with your computer. Thanks, CrowdStrike, for keeping our CPU hot and our IT folks employed. Can't wait for the next keystroke logger feature! (unless it's already shipped)

M Mustakim Ali

I'm a Software Engineer living in London, UK. My passion is to make *very fast* software with great user experience and I have just got little better on this than I was yesterday.