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I like when apps are "finished"
- jmathai 10mo agoI can relate to the author. I have an actively used GitHub repository which doesn't need any more features. It's got 1.3k stars but the commit history has been sparse. Even I look at the last commit date as a proxy for "is this maintained". I wish GitHub had something similar to "Archived" for projects like these.
- ChrisArchitect 10mo agoA good article on this idea: Software can be finished (Oct 2025) https://rosswintle.uk/2025/10/software-can-be-finished/ https://rosswintle.uk/2025/10/software-can-be-finished/
- tomkarho 10mo agoGithub has an "archived" function. Kinda wish there was a similar "completed" flag too.
- xg15 10mo agoI absolutely agree with the author that we should normalize "finishing" projevts again - but I think there are some practical differences between "finished" and "abandoned": - There might be security vulnerabilities in the project's code that would endanger users if not fixed. - There might be vulnerabilities in dependencies that required that the project updates to a newer version. - If the project uses external APIs, those might have breaking changes, be shut down, etc. - Last but not least, the environment itself that the app is running in might have breaking changes, e.g. the OS going out of support. If a project really is finished but the author expects people to keep using it, then as a user, I'd expect that the author still does the above maintenance from time to time, so the project stays functional and safe.