Why?

Below is an algorithm to determine the ultimate reason for any software feature.

def find_ultimate_reason( proposed_feature )
  reason = ask_why( proposed_feature )

  until reason.is_obvious?
    reason = ask_why( reason )
    if reason.is_invalid?
      return "None (don't implement)"
    end
  end

  reason
end

The Windows UI to modify the PATH environment variable is probably the worst ever

I mean, seriously. Anyone who’s ever modified his or her PATH environment variable in Windows knows exactly what I’m talking about. Look at this piece of garbage!

The window isn’t even resizable! I honestly doubt it could be any more annoying to use.

Anyway, I searched around a bit but couldn’t find any software out there that addresses this problem. (In all likelihood, it’s probably out there; I just didn’t know quite what to Google*. “PATH” is, after all, a pretty generic term.)

So, like just about any good** software developer would do, I made my own.

Next time you want to modify your PATH and you don’t feel like messing around with the stupid built-in UI, give EasyPath a try.

It’s got:

• Filesystem-based autocomplete
• Drag & drop functionality (i.e., drag a folder from Explorer onto the EasyPath window)
• A resizable window 😉

Frankly, that’s all I really felt was needed. But it’s open-source (why not?), so feel free to add whatever cool features you feel are lacking! Oh, and could you fix my bugs while you’re at it?

_{*OK, my bad. I just found one. So now there’s some healthy competition!
**I’ve never used the word “good” more sarcastically.}

We’re all going to die because you don’t know what a binary tree is

http://philosopherdeveloper.com/posts/were-all-going-to-die-because-you-dont-know-what-a-binary-tree-is.html