Discuit just went open source, could federation be next? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by spaduf@slrpnk.net to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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Announcement post here: https://discuit.substack.com/p/df5f002f-e27a-46a6-b30d-7641b266bd65

For those unfamiliar, Discuit is another Reddit alternative that's been floating around for a while. I was unable to find a MAU count, but I am honestly more interested in their software than their communities. Particularly curious what you all think of this stack. A consistent complaint around Lemmy is that a Rust backend makes contribution difficult, will a Go backend contribute to a lower overall barrier of entry?

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[-] link@lemy.lol 12 points 2 years ago

Its website is looking good.

[-] Apollo2323@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 years ago

Right? The website looks really nice! Does anyone have any more info about this?

[-] mrbubblesort@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Seriously asking, not being snarky, but that looks good? It's just a clone of new.reddit and every other SNS layout of the past 20 years.

[-] spaduf@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 years ago

Honestly, I think it looks substantially cleaner than the new reddit. Also, a lot more performant, which goes a long way towards the overall vibe of the UI.

[-] Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago

Do you know about https://phtn.app/, the alternative frontend for Lemmy?

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Yeah, the only reason I'm still dabbling in Reddit is because they still have old.Reddit. As soon as Reddit goes to new.Reddit-only, I'm gone for good. I hate that UI.

Lots of people seem to like it, though, so I guess more power to them if they want to use it. One of the great advantages of the Fediverse is not having gatekeeping on the interface.