retrotech

  1. Radical Software Simplicity: Building Durable, Maintainable Systems

    The software industry is in the middle of a reckoning: long-running growth in complexity, convenience-driven design choices, and economic incentives that reward feature churn have produced a landscape where many projects are bloated, fragile, and hostile to maintenance. A recent opinion roundup...
  2. Reviving Vintage Art: How to Burn Images onto CDs Using Binary Precision

    The world of optical media archiving might seem a vintage pursuit to many, yet it is precisely within this nostalgic landscape that some of the most innovative, art-meets-technology projects are now surfacing. One such project dusted off from near-obsolescence is a method for burning actual...