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Author laments lost dream of creating popular software utilities

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The author, a software developer, recounts his lifelong dream of creating a widely adopted and profitable utility software, inspired by examples like WinRAR. Despite developing numerous useful tools within his niche field, he never achieved widespread recognition or financial success. A recent request from his wife to rename a large batch of files using a complex tool led him to abandon his aspirations of creating a standalone utility. AI

RANK_REASON The item discusses personal aspirations and a specific software development anecdote without significant industry impact or novelty.

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Author laments lost dream of creating popular software utilities

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Русский(RU) · [email protected] ·

    Goodbye, utilities! And a candle factory for old age... I dreamed of writing a useful utility. No, a USEFUL UTILITY. So that they download, pay, or at least...

    Прощайте, утилитки! ну и свечной заводик на старость… Я мечтал написать полезную утилиту. Нет, ПОЛЕЗНУЮ УТИЛИТУ. Чтобы скачивали, платили, ну или в крайнем случае внизу страницы был бы батон Donate $20. А я, раскачиваясь в кресле качалке и потягивая винцо, иногда бы брал телефон …

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