On: There is no “software supply chain”

[ChrisMarshallNY]

I know. That's the classic argument that I get. Basically "what about..?"

Like I said, I know what works for me. I'm not gonna argue about it. I do know that some find my stance offensive, which I don't actually understand. I'm not attacking anyone. I'm just saying how I do it, in my own work.

I write lots of packages that I integrate into my own work. Each package is a standalone project, with tests and docs. Because they are written and maintained by a single person, I know that some folks believe this makes them "worthless," but not to me.

It's the way that I work, on my own stuff. I'm not competing with anyone here, so I fail to see the problem. If I'm just some clueless old boomer, making a hash of things, then God bless my little heart, and I'll just be tilting at windmills, over here.

[LtWorf → ChrisMarshallNY]

So you never used any library? Not even the standard library?

[ChrisMarshallNY → LtWorf]

Sigh... The traditional argument is that every dependency is of the same quality and trustworthiness of the language Standard Library.

If I use the SL, then I should also have no problem using some lashed-up chimera that has a dependency hierarchy that spans three continents.

Like I said, I'll do things my way.

For the record, here's the Swift Foundation Library: https://github.com/apple/swift-corelibs-foundation (I mostly write in Swift).

It has plenty of open issues: https://github.com/apple/swift-corelibs-foundation/issues?q=...

Also, for the record, here's a peek at some of the "worthless" packages that I use in my own work: https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware

If every dependency chain can match these, then I'll be open to considering them.

As it is, I do use the occasional external package, but I'm picky.