Are there any examples of 'perfect' software? (sh.itjust.works)

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I'm talking about programs that can't be improved no matter what. They do exactly what they're supposed to and will never be changed.

It'll probably have to be something small, like cd or pwd, but does such a program exist?

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[-] L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 13 points 14 hours ago

Notepad.exe, pre-windows 11. Now it's something else entirely but still uses the name :(

[-] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 21 points 14 hours ago

Nah it was eternally annoying that it didn't support Unix line endings. Also there are clearly a ton of basic features that people want from lightweight text editors.

[-] edfloreshz@lemmy.ml 17 points 14 hours ago

Notepad did what it needed to do, but it could be improved in a lot of ways

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Notepad in Windows 7 occasionally did some weird shit.

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago

I kinda love snipping tool.

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