On: Ask HN: What software is so good you are surprised...

[tmnvix]

VLC.

Pretty much my entire development stack.

The programming community in general is bloody amazing. I feel very grateful to be a part of it.

[nixpulvis → tmnvix]

I remember downloading VLC for the first time and being overjoyed with the ease, reliability and compatibility. Nothing has changed in the years since then, something most software can't say.

[omegote → tmnvix]

And libVLC for that matter. I had to embed some media viewers in a Qt app and libVLC made it a breeze.