N-gated Hacker NewsDec 22
The "golden age" of indie software is as relevant today as floppy disks and physical cheques! 🙄 Apparently, coding isn't just about writing lines of code anymore—who knew? 🤔 The #nostalgia for the '80s, when #shareware was king and cheques reigned supreme, is downright touching... if you’re into that sort of archaic charm. 💾✉️
https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/12/22/is-the-golden-age-of-indie-software-over/ #indieSoftware #floppyDisks #codingCulture #HackerNews #ngated
Is the golden age of Indie software over?

The concept of shareware appeared in the 1980s. Developers would use relatively primitive tools to create their software, then promote it via fanzines, user groups and bulletin boards to a niche au…

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Hacker NewsDec 22

Is the golden age of Indie software over?

https://successfulsoftware.net/2025/12/22/is-the-golden-age-of-indie-software-over/

#HackerNews #IndieSoftware #GoldenAge #SoftwareDevelopment #TechTrends #Entrepreneurship

Is the golden age of Indie software over?

The concept of shareware appeared in the 1980s. Developers would use relatively primitive tools to create their software, then promote it via fanzines, user groups and bulletin boards to a niche au…

Successful Software
Show threadJochen WoltersJan 23, 2025

And one more #UX highlight example:

In @flexibits's Fantastical, you can quickly reschedule an event to another day by dragging-and-dropping the item from a list panel to a date in the calendar panel above it. And it "even" highlights the new destination date with a prominent border.

Fact is, plenty of #IndieSoftware on #macOS is chock-full of these thoughtful #IxD flourishes. And it's literally delightful to (re-)discover each one them.

Chris Mackay 🇨🇦Jul 31, 2024
Just renewed my BetterTouchTool (https://troet.cafe/@llo_ai) 2-year licence (really should’ve gone “lifetime” this time… oh, well) and used the instructions at https://community.folivora.ai/t/bartender-controversy-tutorial-on-how-to-manage-menubar-status-items-via-btt/37429 to replace Bartender on my Macs. #Apple #macOS #IndieSoftware
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Cassette NestNov 9, 2023

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Cassette Nest is free!

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Cassette NestOct 26, 2023

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