> but I'm unsure of its message My takeaway: Modern software stacks are usually cloud-dependent, and much bigger and more complex than they need to be, especi

> but I'm unsure of its message My takeaway: Modern software stacks are usually cloud-dependent, and much bigger and more complex than they need to be, especially for offline, low-bandwidth, or low computing power use cases. Small, simple, useful software can be written for these use cases and has ownership and longevity benefits. Not a groundbreaking message, but a true one. And brought home by their interesting cirumstances.