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Re: Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using

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Post by throwanem »

huhtenberg wrote: post #57
thenomad wrote: post #46

I'm absolutely amazed I haven't seen Photoshop on the list yet. Incredibly powerful, very reliable, thoroughly worth the pricetag - and I don't love subscription software. It's generally a joy to use. And I can't think of another piece of powerful visual creation software that is.

Photoshop is incredibly glitchy, at least its Windows version is. It manages to crash even while initializing.

Which version? I've been using CS3 for years and it's rock solid.

Re: Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using

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Post by steego »

vblord wrote: post #41

Beyond Compare. An amazing/cheap file comparison tool. - http://www.scootersoftware.com

What's particularly great about this comparison tool is how fast and efficient is can asynchronously compare and synchronize large sets of remote files whether it be SMB, FTP, SSH/SFTP. You can also compare archives to folders and the custom viewers for comparing things like images are a nice bonus.

Re: Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using

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Post by ibudiallo »

I feel that sometimes bad is synonymous to "hard to use". A lot of software is hard to use with a bunch of unfriendly settings. But the more time I spend trying to figure out, the better I get.

One example is Git. I used to use SVN with a GUI and it was a breeze. When work required me to use git, I hated it. But after a while of using it, I stopped doing the 'how do I do svn feature X with git' now I understand it, and even recommend it to people.

I'm mostly familiar with git on the command line and when work required me to use it on a gui with visual studio, I first started by complaining about how complicated it makes it. But after a while, I got used to it.

Approaching a new software is always hard and frustrating in the beginning. But the more time you spend on it, the more you will tolerate or appreciate it's short comings and complexity.

Re: Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using

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Post by throwanem »

robinhoodexe wrote: post #17

- LaTeX - OS X & iOS - (GNU) coreutils (sed, cat, grep etc) - GNUplot - Mathematica Primary usecase for listed software is studying chemistry. I enjoy using DALTON (quantum chemistry software) and Dwarf Fortress, but neither is really that reliable (yet).

Dwarf Fortress is extremely reliable! You can always rely on it to make you say "...what?"

Re: Ask HN: Examples of reliable software you enjoy using

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Post by throwanem »

lowry wrote: post #61
fn1 wrote: post #25

Postgresql. Such a marvel of reliability and good design. All features just logically and consistently work with each other.

It's so oraclish an ingresish in the way it treats the command line monkeys...

There's a reason for that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stonebraker
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