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Sublinks Aims to Be a Drop-In Replacement for Lemmy (wedistribute.org)
submitted 2 years ago by 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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[–] 27 points 2 years ago* (14 children)

Who cares? If it works, it works.

The biggest strength of Java is that many programmers has years or even decades of experience in it.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    i know right! same thing with PHP! many progs decades experience hahaha

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Same thing with COBOL! So many devs with ... Wait. Are any COBOL devs even alive still?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Same thing with COBOL! So many devs with … Wait. Are any COBOL devs even alive still?

    I promise you one thing, those that are still alive are making bank right now.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Usually at banks, where they easily earn 2x+ of what I do working in Java. I happen to know one IRL, and their meetings with the boss are funny because it doesn't really matter what number they put on the table, their boss cannot fire them. They could not replace them and they need 2+ COBOL devs in house.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    I happen to know one IRL, and their meetings with the boss are funny because it doesn’t really matter what number they put on the table, their boss cannot fire them. They could not replace them and they need 2+ COBOL devs in house.

    I can concur, I've seen the same thing in real life myself. Definitely a blast watching the employee have the power.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I care, as someone who self hosts and have been doing so for 22 years. Java has always been the most annoying thing to maintain as a holster, especially on low resourced machines, like my raspi

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