Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Other Stuff

Re:Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Othe... by imachine1980_ on Sunday January 16, 2022 @11:53PM (#29963452)

"Good examples are Dropbox and Twitter. Dropbox just works. Twitter has a no fuss 140 character"

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Re:Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Othe... by abrookewood on Monday January 17, 2022 @12:24AM (#29963593)

Well, maybe once upon a time. Now DropBox won't stop shoving new and unnecessary features down my throat.

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Re:Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Othe... by hydrox24 on Monday January 17, 2022 @12:40AM (#29963667)

If you're looking for an open-source replacement, I have been really impressed with Syncthing. It is decentralised (and directly device-to-device), but if you can afford the space on your phone or an always-on computer at home, it is basically a drop-in replacement for Dropbox. It only worries about syncing files. Nothing else.

https://syncthing.net/

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Re:Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Othe... by danieldk on Monday January 17, 2022 @01:51AM (#29964016)

Or if you want Dropbox, because you need it for work or because it makes it's easier to share with family and friends, there is an awesome open source Dropbox client:

https://maestral.app

I have been running it for months now without any issues.

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Re:Minimal Viable Programs – Joe Armstrong – Erlang and Othe... by abrookewood on Monday January 17, 2022 @11:51PM (#29975260)

Thanks for that - looks quite promising.

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