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Redditors, how do you like Lemmy? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I run a few groups, like @[email protected], mostly on Friendica. It's okay, but Friendica resembles Facebook Groups more than Reddit. I also like the moderation options that Lemmy has.

Currently, I'm testing jerboa, which is an Android client for Lemmy. It's in alpha, has a few hiccups, but it's coming along nicely.

Personally, I hope the #RedditMigration spurs adoption of more Fediverse server software. And I hope Mastodon users continue to interact with Lemmy and Kbin.

All that said, as a mod of a Reddit community (r/Sizz) I somewhat regret giving Reddit all that content. They have nerve charging so much for API access!

Hopefully, we can build a better version of social media that focuses on protocols, not platforms.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (14 children)

It's looking great! I joined just 2 days ago and the communities I subscribed to are already looking much more lively today. Thanks, Reddit blackout!

Also written in Rust, btw :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Weirdly enough the fact that it’s written in rust is why I am using it instead of kbin (PHP)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What makes rust so special?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

God damn! Okay now I'm fully behind it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Fast because it's pointer-based like C/C++, but better because it's memory safe, which means it won't crash, leak or mysteriously overwrite it's own data constantly.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'd say that it's fast because it's compiled to machine code and doesn't use garbage collection. But I see what you mean with "pointer-based".

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