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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[-] Sephtis@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Many might disagree, but imo vim is the perfect text editor for a command line interface. It's just so simpel and does exactly what I need it to do without doing anything unnecessary

[-] karlhungus@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

neovim is a drop in replacement for vim that fixes the issues that bother me with vim

[-] Sephtis@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago

Might install that then in the future, if I remember it. Sudo apt-get install vim is just so ingrained in muscle memory

[-] karlhungus@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

not sure why your getting downvoted

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