Daniel and Manton talk about plans for MarsEdit 5, requiring a later version of macOS, and even employing SwiftUI in the new version. When is it the right time to drop support for older OSes because of the lure of newer features? Then they talk about when a major upgrade is “paid upgrade-worthy” and which platforms Daniel should invest in for MarsEdit’s future.
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July 27, 2022 at 5:53 pm.
Manton and Daniel talk about the latest stage of FogBugz’s corporate ownership, the reaction among its few remaining users, and how happy Daniel is to have gotten out when he did. They ponder how important it is for any company to continually update their apps, as long as they continue to fulfill their primary purpose, and Manton makes a discovery about a long-time service he’d assumed was not receiving regular updates.
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Links:
- Where Software Goes to Live – IgniteTech blog post about FogBugz’s transition from DevGraph to IgniteTech.
- Trello – Project management software that started within Fog Creek Software.
- Glitch – Another company that started within Fog Creek.
- ZenDesk – The support desk software that Manton used to use.
- HelpScout – The support desk software that both Manton and Daniel now use.
- Rich Siegel – Developer of BBEdit and another FogBugz customer.
- dumpbugz – Daniel’s open source scripts for archiving FogBugz content.
- Blinksale – Web-based invoicing app that Manton uses.
- 37signals – A famous web development company.
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July 23, 2022 at 3:15 am.
Daniel and Manton react to Elon Musk’s attempt to back out of acquiring Twitter. They talk about whether Twitter should even try to force him to follow through, or whether that is ultimately worse for the company. Is Twitter still a diamond in the rough, and could a leader with vision and enthusiasm make the company more valuable than Musk’s offer?
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- Musk Backs Out – Bloomberg article about Elon Musk’s announcement that he wants out of the deal.
- This Whole Ugly Episode – Hot take on Twitter acquisition fiasco from ex-CEO Ev Williams.
- Trash the Company – Article about Twitter’s lawsuit against, and condemnation of Musk.
- Stratechery – Ben Thompson’s newsletter, which included a thoughtful piece about Musk backing out.
- Twitter CEO Needs to Go – Om Malik’s article in April arguing that Parag Agarwal is the wrong choice for CEO.
- New Decade, New Ideas – Ev Williams announces his resignation as CEO of Medium.
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July 15, 2022 at 8:51 pm.
Manton and Daniel talk about Panic’s Playdate game system, the audaciousness of building a novel hardware device, and whether or not “What Would Panic Do” should still apply to most of us. They celebrate the thrill and joy of pursuing “weird” ambitions when you want to. Finally, they talk about their own tendencies to work on multiple projects of personal interest, and how much they should strive to avoid spreading themselves too thin.
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- Playdate – Panic’s hand-held video game system.
- What Would Panic Do? – Gus Mueller of Flying Meat’s article about becoming an indie developer.
- Dave Hayden – Panic developer who is largely responsible for the hardware design of Playdate.
- Pulp – Panic’s web-based development interface for Playdate.
- The Story of Playdate – Christa Mrgan of Panic reveals the history of the device’s development.
- Panic Goods – Resting place for Panic’s erstwhile t-shirt business.
- Nova – Panic’s Mac app for developing web sites.
- Transmit – Panic’s file transfer app for Mac.
- First Crash – Manton’s blog post about testing @cheesemaker’s app on Playdate.
- The Future of Unison – Panic’s 2014 post announcing the end of development for their Usenet newsreader app.
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