All things considered, when someone asks you this question which software comes to your mind immediately?
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#2There a lot of great software; but first thing that came to my mind immediately was Redis.
From documentation and SDKs to the focus and self-imposed constraints, I love pretty much everything about it.
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#3What do you mean by well-designed? API, UI, performance or the internal structure?
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#4Redis and Postgresql.
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#5Winamp. It really whips the llama's ass.
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#6SQLite.
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#7I like PostgreSQL, especially when you include documentation, software development and release process in the definition of design.
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#8Other than apps I’ve designed for my own use… Enchant is the first thing that comes to mind: https://www.enchant.com/
It’s a ticketing/customer support Web app. A hundred tiny UX decisions make it much more pleasant than similar apps.
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#9In terms of UI, it was the FrameMaker desktop publishing program. A beautiful implementation of the idea of "progressive disclosure".
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#10- Unix command line.
- Vim's commands and keybingings interface (not the UI).