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Sublinks Aims to Be a Drop-In Replacement for Lemmy (wedistribute.org)

submitted 10 months ago by deadsuperhero@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Seems like an interesting effort. A developer is building an alternative Java-based backend to Lemmy's Rust-based one, with the goal of building in a handful of different features. The dev is looking at using this compatibility to migrate their instance over to the new platform, while allowing the community to use their apps of choice.

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[-] kawa@reddeet.com 76 points 10 months ago

Why Java though ? Like really ? It's... Better than any other compiled language ?

[-] loutr@sh.itjust.works 74 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Because modern Java is an OK language with a great ecosystem to quickly build web backends. And there are lots of java devs which means more potential contributors.

[-] 0x1C3B00DA@kbin.social 27 points 10 months ago

Exactly. It's also using Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Lombok. It looks just like projects at work. It might be the first fediverse project I contribute regularly to.

[-] BURN@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

+1 same

I tried to contribute to Lemmy, spent a few hours really confused by rust and gave up. I can meaningfully contribute to a Java/Spring project, not a rust one.

[-] Fudoshin@feddit.uk 10 points 10 months ago

Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Lombok

Ah, yes. How about he kitchen sink and another 5000 dependencies to make Java bareable to code in? Actually lets skip Java cos it's an over-engineered cluster-fuck that considers verbosity a virtue.