I feel like I agree with the general ethos of the project. And I am also a fan of pragmatism; I think Fred Brooks referred to our trade as “toolsmiths” and I feel it is an apt word. Our work product exists solely to fill a need or to enable things that were not previously possible. I feel like I work hard not to be an idealist or to view well-written code as an end to itself.

But I must confess,

> Systemd also restarts the app daily to make sure it works properly long term

leaves me with a viscerally negative feeling. I feel like daemons should be able to run for years unless there is some kind of leak. Maybe I am wrong.