How to build command line tools on shifting sands
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The shifting tides of <a href="https://nilsnh.no/2018/01/13/how-good-code-dies/">code and hype</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deprecation">deprecate</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_rot">bit rot</a> all the things. So, how do we build things that last? I recently built two command line tools and put careful thought into maximising their longevity. In this post I’ll share some of those thoughts.