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And after patching configs all weekend after launching this instance I have learned that Lemmy's implementation isn't the most solid one. Their default configs don't work ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ so I can imagine that this instance is running a different config than other instances.
Are you sticking with it despite all its issues? I am a product engineer and the UX is really dicey. I have a strong urge to improve on it but I'm not confident in the foundation I'd be building on top of
Yeah I don't have a good enough alternative to even want to switch to something else. I mean, there's a community on lemmy and that's worth a lot.
I've thought about building something but making it federated is going to take a ton of effort and by the time we're done we'll have lost momentum.
I'm working on a native app, and the http api is okay. But not perfect. I was thinking to build a NextJS frontend to improve SEO.
There is something called KBin which has a similar interface to Lemmy but seems to be more focused on cross-fediverse interop. That might also be worth looking at if you're going to be doing big drastic changes. I do like how Lemmy's interface is streamlined though.
Yeah I've seen kbin, it is technically a lot more solid from what I've seen. But let's see where this thing is going.