How the hell does this #BBEdit version check still work in 2026?!
@chrisgervais HTTP/1.1 was specified by rfc2616 in 1999, that's how.
@attero I was more surprised that Bare Bones SW update server still supported a HTTP connection. Good on them!
@chrisgervais am now curious if the update will run
@chrisgervais a human wrote the code instead of using whatever a LLM shat out on the basis of a prompt.
@chrisgervais So the version for Mac Classic is newer than that for macOS? My version is 15.5.4, and claims to be current.
@schamschula Guessing it's a parsing error in the classic Mac OS version ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ
@chrisgervais @siegel is a steely eyed missle man

@chrisgervais they thought far enough ahead that they wrote resilient code.

Resilience is a pretty good goal to shoot for, in code and in life

@saltbaygull They are that awesome, so it tracks. And agree with you on both counts!
@chrisgervais oldest โ€œbest practiceโ€ in the book: if it ainโ€™t broke, donโ€™t fix it!
@chrisgervais Solid ground, premium customer orientation and commitment to the own product. Real artists ship โ€ฆ and care.