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I would argue all of you suggested words are just as overused and meaningless as "modern". At the end of the day, I would still need to see the product to understand what it does.


It's hard to describe a complex program with one word but I would argue they are at least more informative than "modern". Unless you're intentionally using old technology or going for a "retro-style", pretty much anything written in 2020 could be described as "modern".

The alternatives listed as just examples, I would need to understand the program better to come up with a truly apt adjective.


without trying to nitpick I had a similar reaction as pimlottc. the Gnome-Shell title page is: "GNOME Shell, next generation desktop shell"

so when I read modern on your description I just chuckled a bit.

in any case great work on this. looks like a ton of work




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