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Re:Show HN: Strich – Barcode scanning for web apps by charukiewicz on Thursday August 17, 2023 @12:18PM (#37164029)
> It's a bit disingenuous to claim that I wrote the code once and it is now static

Unless the library code were in some way self-updating or had some server side component, I think it's disingenuous to call the library code embedded in my app anything other than static. I assume by "not static" you are referring to decision to continue improving it, which I think is great and affords you the ability to sell me a newer version.

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Re:Show HN: Strich – Barcode scanning for web apps by alex_suzuki on Thursday August 17, 2023 @03:26PM (#37166718)
The problem is that unlike „server-side computing“ the web browser and also mobile platforms like iOS and Android move pretty fast. Things change, and things break. Having a „stable version“ is great until a browser vendor decides to update/break an API an the library breaks. Now you have feature updates and hotfixes for an infinite number of „stable“ versions.
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