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Disposable software: apps built to be thrown away

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The idea is simple: build an app for one job, then delete it the moment that job is done, instead of carrying it for a decade. Cheap to spin up, cheap to kill. The catch is what gets left behind. Every disposable app still leaves data, access, and dependencies that don’t vanish when the app does. Throwaway software, permanent residue. When your apps become disposable, who is tracking what they leave behind?