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In any case, the biggest issue with long-running projects is software rot. I wrote first code that became #FidoCadJ between 2006-2007. I'm glad I always tried to minimize the software dependencies. At the time I didn't realize that, but being in control of much of what the software does ultimately saved a ton of work. You have to cope with limitations, of course, but this is the way to go. You also have to keep the complexity under control, and this is a good thing. #softwarerot #opensource

We released a few weeks ago a preliminary version of #FidoCadJ here: https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/releases/tag/v0.24.9beta

I just updated the #macOS application.

FidoCadJ is an #OpenSource #GPLv3 drawing program with a large library of symbols for #electronics. It is appreciated for the #DIY in particular in Italy, but used (and translated) worldwide.
Here is the project page on GitHub: https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ

We plan to release stable version 0.24.9 soon:
It's a good time to test it and help us with a feedback!

Wow! The German translation of the #FidoCadJ user interface has been completed in record time! We still need help for many languages, though:
https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3Atranslation

(I know that someone is working on the Spanish translation) #OpenSource #HelpWanted #translation #UserInterface

If you want to participate to an #GPLv3 #OpenSource project, there are a certain number of user interface resources in #FidoCadJ that need to be translated in various languages: https://github.com/FidoCadJ/FidoCadJ/issues?q=state%3Aopen%20label%3Atranslation #HelpWanted #Translation #UserInterface

BTW, if you want to test the release candidate of #FidoCadJ, do it now! We are planning to release the stable version as soon as we get enough feedback and we are confident that enough bugs have been ironed out. We would like to have a feedback also about the release process, too. #opensource #ElectronicsDIY #Electronics

There is something I'd like to correct and it is that I use System.exit(1); in some places to exit from #FidoCadJ. #SpotBugs is not very happy about it, but I haven't found an alternative to fix this issue. #Java