---
title: "Happiness is never having to ask for permission"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/happiness-is-never-having-to-ask-for-permission-ztfm77fbl
source_url: https://world.hey.com/dhh/happiness-is-never-having-to-ask-for-permission-20962d41
type: article
source: "David Heinemeier Hansson"
published: 2024-01-06T17:27:14.176Z
updated: 2024-01-06T17:27:12.200Z
tags: ["webdev", "app-store", "pwa"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 18
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Happiness is never having to ask for permission

**[David Heinemeier Hansson](https://daily.dev/sources/dhh)** · 5 min read · 18 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The post discusses the challenges faced by software makers in the 2010s and early 2020s, the loss of freedom for developers and software companies due to app store regulations, and the potential of progressive web applications (PWA) to offer a way around these restrictions.

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Tags: [#webdev](https://daily.dev/tags/webdev), [#app-store](https://daily.dev/tags/app-store), [#pwa](https://daily.dev/tags/pwa)

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