Fits on a Floppy: A Manifesto for Small Software
https://fitsonafloppy.com/
«
Software should be as small as it can be. Not as a gimmick, but as a discipline. The floppy disk is the measuring stick: 1.44 MB. If the software that ran entire businesses could fit in that space, then a modern, focused, single-purpose tool certainly can.
»
Liam Proven
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