Hey all -
I built out a UI library for Typesense so that I can get up and running quicker when deploying new search experiences. It's vanilla JS, has a small footprint, and deploys as a Web Component (low-likelihood of conflicting with existing code). Feel free to ask any questions.
Not used by many people, but accomplished what I set out to: an extension that is accessible easily via keyboard shortcut at all times, that allows me to visually (open graph images, screenshots, thumbnails) search any bookmarks saved to Chrome.
The search is super-quick, and it has a bunch of other keyboard-shortcuts to quickly navigate my bookmarks.
I think I'd reply to this with a "yes and no" kinda thing. For us, maintaining anything requires time and $$. This is, in part, because technology changes. Even in a vacuum with no new active development, money and $$ is required to ensure everything stays up and running.
eg. as our use base has grown, so too has our database. And so while the optics of it from the end-user POV is that the product has remain unchanged, we've had to invest in database and scaling services in order to continue to meet the initial offerings.
It's not as simple as that, but you probably get the gist of it.
A more relevant example might be a web service that emails you once a week. If the mailing service that powers this requires DNS or integration changes to help fight spam, over time that will require time (and perhaps $$).
If I'm misunderstanding your point, let me know :)
I generally agree. We've always taken the "grand-fathering" approach, but it can get a bit more complicated as your product and offerings grow. If someone was paying $XX /mo for your initial offering, and a few years later, you're able to provide a number of new features within that product, I don't think you necessarily need to continue providing those extra features simply because someone signed up earlier.
To your point, you may face a backlash. But it also costs a lot of time and $$ to support new development and features. Therefore, having some backlash may still be the right decision in the medium/long term. Can be hard to weather that storm initially, though.