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title: What's the simplest solution?
date: 2025-02-02
permalink: daily/2025/02/02/simple
tags:
  - software-development
cta: ~
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  What's the simplest solution to achieve what you need?
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I still like RSS and consume a lot of my online content from RSS feeds.

I've recently switched from a self hosted RSS reader application on my homelab to a simpler terminal-based one.

It's very simple to use, fast, and easy to configure and manage feed URLs - just by editing two text files.

There's no UI to click around and no Docker containers or database services running.

Everything is stored in a local SQLite database, which also makes it easy to backup and move between devices if needed.

## Here's the thing

When writing software, I always try and think of the simplest solution to solve a problem.

I like solutions that are easy to use, configure, manage and maintain and want to avoid complex or "feature bloated" software.