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  1. Most software studios build 𝒘𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔. We build the 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 nobody else wants to touch. 👀

    Legacy platforms with missing source code. Distributed systems that need to survive unstable connectivity. AI infrastructure that can’t afford to hallucinate itself into production failure.

    Because sometimes the hardest problems need a different kind of studio → roostercat.io

    #roostercat #softwareengineering #aiinfrastructure #webdevelopment #distributedsystems #legacysoftware #startuptech #appdevelopment

  2. Most software studios build 𝒘𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒔. We build the 𝒔𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒔 nobody else wants to touch. 👀

    Legacy platforms with missing source code. Distributed systems that need to survive unstable connectivity. AI infrastructure that can’t afford to hallucinate itself into production failure.

    Because sometimes the hardest problems need a different kind of studio → roostercat.io

    #roostercat #softwareengineering #aiinfrastructure #webdevelopment #distributedsystems #legacysoftware #startuptech #appdevelopment

  3. AI startup supporting Europe’s air traffic management software upgrade raises $5.5m seed funding

    DesignVerse technology has already helped to ensure efficient travel for tens of millions of passengers across Europe DesignVerse…
    #Europe #EU #AndreiManolache #automotivesoftware #designsystems #enterprisesoftware #EUROCONTROL #legacysoftware #productdesign #RobertDragutoiu #seedfunding
    europesays.com/europe/40329/

  4. Got an app that's installed on an old device and refuses to install on a new one (e.g. it was discontinued)? As of November 2025:

    * On your old device:
    * Install an APK exporter (such as f-droid.org/en/packages/axp.to)
    * Copy the APK off the device
    * On your new device
    * Copy the APK into storage
    * Install APK Explorer & Editor (f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ap)
    * Open the app and click "APK's[sic]" at the bottom
    * Click "Select from storage" and select the file
    * Click the compass symbol next to the tabs at the top
    * Select "Simple Decompile (faster)"
    * Click the folder symbol at the bottom
    * Click AndroidManifest.xml
    * Click `android:minSdkVersion` and `android:targetSdkVersion` and set them to 29
    * Click "Save"
    * Click the hammer at the top-right (yes, it's clickable!)
    * Click "Build"
    * It should give a green tick. Click "Install"
    * If you're prompted about "Harmful app blocked", expand the "More Details" expander and click "Install anyway"
    * Don't send the app to Google (or do, so that they can see that it's fine - but as you're the only one installing it then it's kinda pointless!)
    * Wait for installation to complete

    Note: This is ONLY safe because you copied the APK from your old device. Otherwise, pay attention to the harmful app warnings!

    #Android #APK #SystemUpgrade #LegacyApps #LegacySoftware #MakeDoAndMend #Hacks #Workaround #FDroid

  5. Got an app that's installed on an old device and refuses to install on a new one (e.g. it was discontinued)? As of November 2025:

    * On your old device:
    * Install an APK exporter (such as f-droid.org/en/packages/axp.to)
    * Copy the APK off the device
    * On your new device
    * Copy the APK into storage
    * Install APK Explorer & Editor (f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ap)
    * Open the app and click "APK's[sic]" at the bottom
    * Click "Select from storage" and select the file
    * Click the compass symbol next to the tabs at the top
    * Select "Simple Decompile (faster)"
    * Click the folder symbol at the bottom
    * Click AndroidManifest.xml
    * Click `android:minSdkVersion` and `android:targetSdkVersion` and set them to 29
    * Click "Save"
    * Click the hammer at the top-right (yes, it's clickable!)
    * Click "Build"
    * It should give a green tick. Click "Install"
    * If you're prompted about "Harmful app blocked", expand the "More Details" expander and click "Install anyway"
    * Don't send the app to Google (or do, so that they can see that it's fine - but as you're the only one installing it then it's kinda pointless!)
    * Wait for installation to complete

    Note: This is ONLY safe because you copied the APK from your old device. Otherwise, pay attention to the harmful app warnings!

    #Android #APK #SystemUpgrade #LegacyApps #LegacySoftware #MakeDoAndMend #Hacks #Workaround #FDroid

  6. Got an app that's installed on an old device and refuses to install on a new one (e.g. it was discontinued)? As of November 2025:

    * On your old device:
    * Install an APK exporter (such as f-droid.org/en/packages/axp.to)
    * Copy the APK off the device
    * On your new device
    * Copy the APK into storage
    * Install APK Explorer & Editor (f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ap)
    * Open the app and click "APK's[sic]" at the bottom
    * Click "Select from storage" and select the file
    * Click the compass symbol next to the tabs at the top
    * Select "Simple Decompile (faster)"
    * Click the folder symbol at the bottom
    * Click AndroidManifest.xml
    * Click `android:minSdkVersion` and `android:targetSdkVersion` and set them to 29
    * Click "Save"
    * Click the hammer at the top-right (yes, it's clickable!)
    * Click "Build"
    * It should give a green tick. Click "Install"
    * If you're prompted about "Harmful app blocked", expand the "More Details" expander and click "Install anyway"
    * Don't send the app to Google (or do, so that they can see that it's fine - but as you're the only one installing it then it's kinda pointless!)
    * Wait for installation to complete

    Note: This is ONLY safe because you copied the APK from your old device. Otherwise, pay attention to the harmful app warnings!

  7. Got an app that's installed on an old device and refuses to install on a new one (e.g. it was discontinued)? As of November 2025:

    * On your old device:
    * Install an APK exporter (such as f-droid.org/en/packages/axp.to)
    * Copy the APK off the device
    * On your new device
    * Copy the APK into storage
    * Install APK Explorer & Editor (f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ap)
    * Open the app and click "APK's[sic]" at the bottom
    * Click "Select from storage" and select the file
    * Click the compass symbol next to the tabs at the top
    * Select "Simple Decompile (faster)"
    * Click the folder symbol at the bottom
    * Click AndroidManifest.xml
    * Click `android:minSdkVersion` and `android:targetSdkVersion` and set them to 29
    * Click "Save"
    * Click the hammer at the top-right (yes, it's clickable!)
    * Click "Build"
    * It should give a green tick. Click "Install"
    * If you're prompted about "Harmful app blocked", expand the "More Details" expander and click "Install anyway"
    * Don't send the app to Google (or do, so that they can see that it's fine - but as you're the only one installing it then it's kinda pointless!)
    * Wait for installation to complete

    Note: This is ONLY safe because you copied the APK from your old device. Otherwise, pay attention to the harmful app warnings!

    #Android #APK #SystemUpgrade #LegacyApps #LegacySoftware #MakeDoAndMend #Hacks #Workaround #FDroid

  8. Got an app that's installed on an old device and refuses to install on a new one (e.g. it was discontinued)? As of November 2025:

    * On your old device:
    * Install an APK exporter (such as f-droid.org/en/packages/axp.to)
    * Copy the APK off the device
    * On your new device
    * Copy the APK into storage
    * Install APK Explorer & Editor (f-droid.org/en/packages/com.ap)
    * Open the app and click "APK's[sic]" at the bottom
    * Click "Select from storage" and select the file
    * Click the compass symbol next to the tabs at the top
    * Select "Simple Decompile (faster)"
    * Click the folder symbol at the bottom
    * Click AndroidManifest.xml
    * Click `android:minSdkVersion` and `android:targetSdkVersion` and set them to 29
    * Click "Save"
    * Click the hammer at the top-right (yes, it's clickable!)
    * Click "Build"
    * It should give a green tick. Click "Install"
    * If you're prompted about "Harmful app blocked", expand the "More Details" expander and click "Install anyway"
    * Don't send the app to Google (or do, so that they can see that it's fine - but as you're the only one installing it then it's kinda pointless!)
    * Wait for installation to complete

    Note: This is ONLY safe because you copied the APK from your old device. Otherwise, pay attention to the harmful app warnings!

    #Android #APK #SystemUpgrade #LegacyApps #LegacySoftware #MakeDoAndMend #Hacks #Workaround #FDroid

  9. What year is this? This whole problem and solution seems like something I’d see in the 1990s. What, did they use baling wire and glue too?

    #Microsoft
    #LegacySoftware

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    If You Deleted This Weird New Folder in Windows, You Need to Put It Back. Here's How - CNET

    cnet.com/tech/services-and-sof

  10. Java modernisieren oder neu bauen?
    🎙️Unser Richard Fichtner spricht im #ITundTECH Podcast mit Holger Winkler über die Herausforderungen und Chancen der Java Softwaremodernisierung.
    Jetzt reinhören! 👇

    🎧 YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=iP1NHoevcc0
    🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5jgM475ohWDCHRFQx6P7vl

    #XDEVSoftware #BestBuddysInCode #Java #legacysoftware

  11. Java modernisieren oder neu bauen?
    🎙️Unser Richard Fichtner spricht im #ITundTECH Podcast mit Holger Winkler über die Herausforderungen und Chancen der Java Softwaremodernisierung.
    Jetzt reinhören! 👇

    🎧 YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=iP1NHoevcc0
    🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5jgM475ohWDCHRFQx6P7vl

    #XDEVSoftware #BestBuddysInCode #Java #legacysoftware

  12. Java modernisieren oder neu bauen?
    🎙️Unser Richard Fichtner spricht im #ITundTECH Podcast mit Holger Winkler über die Herausforderungen und Chancen der Java Softwaremodernisierung.
    Jetzt reinhören! 👇

    🎧 YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=iP1NHoevcc0
    🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5jgM475ohWDCHRFQx6P7vl

    #XDEVSoftware #BestBuddysInCode #Java #legacysoftware

  13. Legacy software is holding Microsoft back. Could cutting ties with the past be the solution? Check it out: doubletap.start.page/
    #Microsoft #LegacySoftware #TechTalk

  14. This hilarious read on #LegacySoftware, and why it's ridiculous to try to segment things the way we do

    Kyle Explains "Legacy #Software" to the Aliens taylor.town/legacy

  15. @de_rse Last but not least on March 7, 11h in HS3 Adrian Sturm and Stefan Hynek will talk about how #legacysoftware infrastructure can be integrated into #Kubernetes : events.hifis.net/event/994/con #deRSE24

  16. We just published a new 🎥 of #JCON WORLD ONLINE 2023!
    Watch Eberhard Wolff talking about 'Legacy Software: Really a Problem?'

    #LegacySoftware makes even experienced #developers shudder. But the word "legacy" actually has a negative…

    Watch it now: youtu.be/m_y9nedm9Mg

  17. My talk "How (not) to sell technical debt" is now also available on my own channel:

    youtu.be/RVcmcmOVl8s

    I talked about ‘software essentials for executives’ to help executives avoid costly mistakes and ‘executive essentials for engineers’ to provide engineers with a few pointers that may help executives make better decisions.

    #LegacySoftware #TechnicalDebt #SocioTecnical

  18. My talk "How (not) to sell technical debt" is online!

    youtube.com/watch?v=iSj1DY34HJ

    I gave this talk November 8th 2022 online to the dutch system architecting conference of bits & chips

    I talked about ‘software essentials for executives’ to help executives avoid costly mistakes and ‘executive essentials for engineers’ to provide engineers with a few pointers that may help executives make better decisions.

    A boost for reach would be appreciated!

    #LegacySoftware
    #TechnicalDebt
    #SocioTechnical

  19. Running Xilinx ISE 14.7 in Docker

    In an earlier post, I wanted to get Xilinx ISE 14.7 to run on an up-to-date Ubuntu 22.04 LTS which failed miserably.

    So, instead I chose the container route using Docker. This seems to work quite well, so I'd like to share it with anyone interested.

    I've packed a working setup in a Gitlab repository.

    ISE 14

    bowfinger.de/blog/2022/07/runn

    #Docker #FPGA #Linux #docker #FPGA #Legacy #LegacySoftware #Linux

  20. Stuck on implementing a behavior change with angular 1.x md-autocomplete and feeling there is no way I can reliably achieve it 😵

    #LegacySoftware #SundayJoys #NoJoy