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The case for boring software
JJonas Reiter · May 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Every year a new note-taking app promises to change how I think. Every year I go back to a plain text file named notes.txt.
Boring software has a property that exciting software does not: it is still there in five years. It does not pivot. It does not get acquired and shut down. It does not require me to learn a new mental model on a Tuesday.
I am not anti-novelty. I am pro-staying-power. There is a difference.
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