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Re: Lynx: Open Source Native Cross Platform framework used in TikTok

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Post by bangaladore »

DannyPage wrote: post #15
huxpro wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The Lynx project was originally named independently without thinking this far ahead. Since so much code and so many users already rely on it, we decided to stick with the name rather than change it just for open-sourcing.

Open-sourcing is/was the perfect time to change it. Otherwise it might be even more painful if a name change is needed later.

And why exactly would a name change be needed later?

Names are just names, many people have the same names, and projects can too.

Re: Lynx: Open Source Native Cross Platform framework used in TikTok

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Post by kridsdale1 »

serial_dev wrote: post #27
vips7L wrote: post #17

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I'm pretty sure for Instagram it's by design, not because of their technical stack.

Instagram web is so bad that it’s the only logical explanation.

I have worked in the Instagram ios source. It is FUCKING AWFUL.

They’re impressive in their business success given their code quality.

Re: Lynx: Open Source Native Cross Platform framework used in TikTok

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Post by michaelmior »

bangaladore wrote: post #31
DannyPage wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Open-sourcing is/was the perfect time to change it. Otherwise it might be even more painful if a name change is needed later.

And why exactly would a name change be needed later? Names are just names, many people have the same names, and projects can too.

Generally agreed. I think unique names for projects are nice, but unless the projects have very similar goals, I think having the same name isn't really a big deal.

Re: Lynx: Open Source Native Cross Platform framework used in TikTok

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Post by alaq »

hooverd wrote: post #33
KaoruAoiShiho wrote: post #32

Would be interested in using this if not for the lack of LLM support. Can you also explain what the advantages are over React Native?

Lynx doesn't support LLMs or there's not documentation?

I bet they mean LLMs don't know the syntax, and won't be helpful in writing code for it.

Re: Lynx: Open Source Native Cross Platform framework used in TikTok

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Post by aaplok »

bangaladore wrote: post #31
DannyPage wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Open-sourcing is/was the perfect time to change it. Otherwise it might be even more painful if a name change is needed later.

And why exactly would a name change be needed later? Names are just names, many people have the same names, and projects can too.

Plenty of people have the same name, but if you call your child Brad Pitt, it will be interpreted as a reference to the famous guy bearing that name, and nobody will believe it is a coincidence.

Lynx doesn't have a large user base (I think) but it is installed by default on many linux distros. Having to install two programs with the same name is a pain which is only resolved by renaming one of them (at the distro or the user level).

Re: Lynx: Open Source Native Cross Platform framework used in TikTok

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Post by bangaladore »

aaplok wrote: post #37
bangaladore wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And why exactly would a name change be needed later? Names are just names, many people have the same names, and projects can too.

Plenty of people have the same name, but if you call your child Brad Pitt, it will be interpreted as a reference to the famous guy bearing that name, and nobody will believe it is a coincidence. Lynx doesn't have a large user base (I think) but it is installed by default on many linux distros. Having to install two programs with the same name is a pain which is only resolved by renaming one of them (at the distro or…

Bit misleading. The analogy is closer to naming your child "Genevieve" when another Genevieve exists in the school. Lynx is a fairly common and well understood word.

> Lynx doesn't have a large user base (I think) but it is installed by default on many linux distros. Having to install two programs with the same name is a pain which is only resolved by renaming one of them (at the distro or the user level).

This is a fault of the distros. At some point keeping niche software will cause issues and conflicts.

Re: Lynx: Open Source Native Cross Platform framework used in TikTok

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Post by jamespo »

woleium wrote: post #3

Are we intentionally reusing project names now? Lynx [1] is a fairly popular tui browser. I guess it doesn’t support ssl or tls, so is now obsolete? W3M [2] is a decent tui alternative that does. Or if you use kitty, awrit [3] is nice, with images and mouse support (it renders chromium in a terminal window) [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_(web_browser) [2] https://w3m.sourceforge.net/ [3] https://github.com/…

Just tried to browse the web on my Atari Lynx.

Re: Lynx: Open Source Native Cross Platform framework used in TikTok

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Post by hnlurker22 »

Apple and Google need to talk. They need to collaborate on something truly native to put an end to these bloated frameworks. My goodness the amount of engineering work being put into terrible mobile experiences is worse than how much Nasa is spending to look for water in space.

Any mobile app designers out there think TikTok has good UX? I mean scrolling video is great, but everything else?

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