I've written many scripts and programs to make my life easier (and just for fun, really). Here are a few of my most used programs:
- A service that constantly checks for freelancing/contract jobs that meet my list of criteria, then sends a desktop+phone push notifications for me to take a deeper look.
- An automatic backup service that uses Borg and triggers when I connect my external hard drive to my computer. It handles all kinds of failures and knows how to organize my stuff too.
- A savings and spending tracking and reporting dashboard, because I just couldn't find one that "clicks" with me.
I think most of my programs are just automating things I use regularly, but isn't that the point of software, really?
If you don't mind me asking, do you run the first one on your local computer or do you use some kind of cloud service like ec2 so it runs constantly without worrying about down time?
I think most of my programs are just automating things I use regularly, but isn't that the point of software, really?