Garrett MurrayJan 26
Recently, @gruber wrote a Daring Fireball post (in reply to a New Yorker article by Kyle Chayka) about something near and dear to my heart: “The Relief of Simple Software”. I wrote about how, nearly 22 years ago, this exact scenario became the catalyst for me writing my first native app, xPad for macOS: https://karbonbased.io/posts/2026/01/textedit-and-the-relief-of-simple-software
Karbon Based — TextEdit and the Relief of Simple Software

Karbon Based is the internet home of Garrett Murray. Garrett is the Founder & Managing Director of Karbon, a mobile apps design and development agency. His current interests include mechanical keyboards, video games, technology and photography.

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Show threadBen SK
@garrettmurray ok but how was Scratch retired 11 years ago. Time is weird. Loved that app!
Jan 26 at 11:24pmIvory for iOS
Show threadGarrett MurrayJan 26
@bensk Hah, I know, right? I had to check the xPad release date three times, because I thought there was no way 22 years ago could be correct. Oooof.