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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[-] fruitcantfly@programming.dev 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The 2021 release of Tex included several bug-fixes, so not quite 12 years:

https://tug.org/texmfbug/tuneup21bugs.html

See also the following list of potential bugs, that may be included in the planned 2029 release of Tex:

https://tug.org/texmfbug/newbug.html

That said, Tex is still an impressive piece of software

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

Thanks for the update, I somehow missed that.

[-] fruitcantfly@programming.dev 3 points 4 days ago

To be honest, they didn’t make it easy to find

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