After 22 years: some stats

Today is 22nd anniversary for Class Viewer. Is a little app that has carried me much and is still strong somehow. Where naturally that is from people showing interest in a lightweight tool that just works.

Lifetime downloads according to SourceForge as am checking now 11:50 am EST: 54509.

Total countries: 175

So that is same as before where yeah that's most of them. Cool. Who knew 22 years ago would circle globe? I didn't.

Simple thing though: build tools that just work.

Open source can be insurance

Over 20 years ago back in early 2004 had no idea what to expect on SourceForge when put up Class Viewer for Java. Now am like, hey I insured my position in software development with a future forward minimalist UI and simplicity for easy maintenance.

Yeah. It can be that simple! Isolate a problem you want fixed? Fix as simply as you possibly can? And open source might just...but odds are NOT in your favor.

I like that hint towards Hunger Games as yeah is a basic try that many can do! So managing of expectations is smart. But you are likely to learn things.

Myself? Am pondering how I did it. Global for two decades and AI are helping me understand why. Here's some screenshots to cover last year. Yeah.