alt Hacker News> The release burden is, well, frankly, daunting for a small project.
With its large user base, I would have expected Java to have figured out all the details and offered users a single command-line tool that automatically builds the project into installers. I had adventures with relatable pain points when figuring out how to distribute Julia's GUI applications.
Another upcoming difficulty is transitioning to distributing applications that run in the sandbox. Windows has MSIX, Linux has Snap and Flatpack, and macOS has DMGs signed with entitlements. Each has its way of configuring and how it is expected to work, and debugging sandboxing issues is no fun.
I made an application bundler specifically for Julia's MSIX, Snap, and DMG applications, which allows the use of the underlying configuration files when configuring the sandbox via a simple recipe system. Unlikely one would change languages, but perhaps some inspiration can be taken from my project: