I think it's time we drop the "written in Rust" qualifier.
Almost as if the language is enough to define good software.
What are the merits of what was built?
Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
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Re: Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
#42Reddit is horrible to use on mobile devices as well. They're trying to force you to download the app, but I'm not interested to download an app to browse a website. I already have a browser.
i.reddit.com still exists as a really dumb mobile version. I use it when my feed reader takes me to reddit sometimes.
This is still my favorite reddit mode! It does seem to hide posts if you click the link, which is super annoying.
Re: Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sometimes you want to find an answer to a specific question (e.g. you want to buy something, or trying to figure why something doesn't work as intended) that likely exists somewhere in the deep corners of reddit, in which case embracing the new redesign is signing off on torturing yourself. It's no longer enjoyable for procrastination though, agreed.
The Apollo app is leagues ahead of even their mobile app, not sure why they don’t just hire that person (probably because the person gives a shit about the user experience, and the suits at Reddit are more interested in ruthlessly monetizing, ipo and all coming up).
Would just be another acqui-hire like Alien Blue
Re: Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
#44Ugly. Use teddit.net for a clean experience.
Re: Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
It would certainly be faster, though the idea behind the proxy is that it prevents Reddit correlating browsing habits to a specific source (assuming the one hosting the libreddit instance is deemed trustworthy).
https://reddit.com/.json from an incognito window shows me the exact same posts in the same order as libreddit.
I think the argument made is regarding tracking. If I understand this architecture correctly, the use of a proxy would mean reddit can't correlate your browsing habits, as they'll be correlating all browsing habits of people using the proxy.
Re: Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
#46I think it's time we drop the "written in Rust" qualifier.
Although it's becoming tiresome I find myself more bothered by software that feels the need to incorporate the programming language into the app name.
I think Go best lent itself to this and for a while it was starting to grate on me that "Go" had to be jammed into every app's name.
Seems like the app and its purpose should be able to stand on merit alone.
Re: Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
#47Best advice I heard regarding reddit: disable old redirect and embrace the new redesign. Outcome - my reddit browsing has become minimal, focused and no longer enjoyable for procrastination.
The worst aspect of the redesign is having to click 40 times to see all the comments in a 200+ comment thread, due to so many being auto-collapsed. Old reddit lets me see more content with far less work.
Re: Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sometimes you want to find an answer to a specific question (e.g. you want to buy something, or trying to figure why something doesn't work as intended) that likely exists somewhere in the deep corners of reddit, in which case embracing the new redesign is signing off on torturing yourself. It's no longer enjoyable for procrastination though, agreed.
The Apollo app is leagues ahead of even their mobile app, not sure why they don’t just hire that person (probably because the person gives a shit about the user experience, and the suits at Reddit are more interested in ruthlessly monetizing, ipo and all coming up).
They hired the developer behind Alien Blue and totally, totally destroyed it in a few months, so I would hope they leave Apollo well alone.
Re: Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
#49Really dislike the "written in Rust" suffix all the time...
Re: Libreddit: Private front-end for Reddit written in Rust
#50Really dislike the "written in Rust" suffix all the time...
Why?