One of the first programs I ever wrote - a program to find valid English crossword fills given a grid pattern with optional partial completions.
This project came to mind recently and I looked around on the Wayback Machine.
Turns out I posted the jar on MediaFire and linked to it on an old blog on Jan 2, 2011.
Luckily, there was [_one capture_ of the jar on MediaFire](https://web.archive.org/web/20240123154949/https://download1...) from oddly recently (Jan 23 2024).
I downloaded and opened it on my 2023 MacBook Air, and it ran!
Since it's Java, I'm guessing it runs on other computers, too :)
It was a delight to find it still working. Anyone else ever find an old program you thought you lost and get it running again?
This project came to mind recently and I looked around on the Wayback Machine. Turns out I posted the jar on MediaFire and linked to it on an old blog on Jan 2, 2011. Luckily, there was [_one capture_ of the jar on MediaFire](https://web.archive.org/web/20240123154949/https://download1...) from oddly recently (Jan 23 2024). I downloaded and opened it on my 2023 MacBook Air, and it ran! Since it's Java, I'm guessing it runs on other computers, too :)
It was a delight to find it still working. Anyone else ever find an old program you thought you lost and get it running again?