kitchen table software

Meaning: (dated,idiomatic,computing)Especially in the early years ofpersonal computers, a set ofcomputer programsdeveloped by anentrepreneurialadvancedamateurorself-employedprofessionalcomputerprogrammerin his or her own home; software developed by asmall businessusing the services of such programmers.1986,Personal computer, Software Communications, page91:So much forkitchen-table softwarebeing small potatoes.1987, Jimmy D. Lindsey,Computers and exceptional individuals,→ISBN, page54:However, the need to evaluate software before buying is no less important than in the days of thekitchen-table softwaredeveloper.2003January 8, Robin Miller, “The business of making Linux easier to use”, inlinux.com, retrieved8 May 2009:More and more vendors, from IBM to"kitchen table" softwareauthors, seem to be heading in this direction.

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