Aye. Dependencies can simplify things a lot, but there is also the possibility of risks [martiancraft.com] that you don't have control over.

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Speaking of dependency hell, there's this: https://code.janeasystems.com/nodejs-mobile ?

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Well, VR, the national railway company here in Finland and for whom I currently work, requires Flash when one goes to reserve the seat for a ticket. They are working on non-Flash alternative1 but that won't happen soon enough for the end users.

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  1. I am integrating that to the app I am working on.

Has that prevented anyone to use it since then? No…

I know a major Finnish TV broadcasting company that required Silverlight not that long ago. It seems that they have stopped using it now.

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Once they hear that Adobe Flash has reached its EOL, they will port their shit to Silverlight.

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I survived1. They just cleaned up the hole and filled it again. The left side of my head is still numb. Let's see when I can go to have some lunch. I haven't eaten much since yesterday's dinner 17 hours ago.


  1. Actually, I was at work already over an hour ago, but didn't have time to update the status until now.

Waiting at the dentist’s office is always terrifying.

@kdfrawg Yep. Especially this one, because it was filling a big hole for real.

Oh joy… The filling broke from one of my teeth. It was a pretty big one and now there’s a big hole in that tooth. I guess I need to head to the dentist as the very first thing in the morning.

I managed to dance around the second problem. Now everything works as intended. But for how long, let's see…