Brent Simmons documented an exchange that happened on the NetNewsWire beta list:

The small exchange below happened on the NetNewsWire private mailing list after the release of a recent build:

>>Helvetica in the unread count bubbles again. Awesome.
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>/me cries

The above is a perfect capsule description of what it’s like to develop Mac software. 😉

This happens all the time on that list. It also happens all the time in any software that has a high degree of visual finish.