The Threadiverse is growing again, this time offering an effort to build a new Lemmy replacement from scratch, with API compatibility.

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.

    • MashedTech@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Next step, is to remake Lemmy in JavaScript. Pure JavaScript, no typescript, only express, nothing else

    • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      5 months ago

      an alternative Java-based backend to Lemmy’s Rust-based one

      Going from a modern well-designed language to an old-and-busted, kitschy, memory-hogging, bloated language. This is literally a step backwards.

      Rust, Go… hell, even Ruby-on-Rails or whatever Python is offering nowadays would be a better choice.

      • 31337@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Nah, Java is alright. All the old complicated “enterprise” community and frameworks gave it a bad reputation. It was designed to be an easier, less bloated C++ (in terms of features/programming paradigms). It’s also executed fairly efficiently. Last time I checked, the same program written in C would typically take 2x the time to complete in Java; whereas it would take 200x the time to complete in Python. Here’s some recent benchmarks: https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/fastest/python3-java.html

        I haven’t had a chance to try Rust yet, but want to. Interestingly, Rust scores poorly on source-code complexity: https://benchmarksgame-team.pages.debian.net/benchmarksgame/how-programs-are-measured.html#source-code

      • kassuro@feddit.deEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Modern Java isn’t that bad, and with new developments like the graalvm and cloud native builds, or what they are called, the footprint of a modern Java app can be comparable to an golang app.

        Modern Java kinda has the same image problem as modern PHP. Not saying is all great, but it sure has seen quite the improvements in the last years

        • spiderman@ani.socialEnglish
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          5 months ago

          they are also working to make developers have less boiler plate. java might be an old language but the development has not stopped but only going better these days.

      • Dandroid@dandroid.appEnglish
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        5 months ago

        I’m a long time Java developer who was recently moved to a project written in Go. All I can say is: What. The. Fuck. I swear, the people who designed the syntax must have been trying to make every wrong decision possible on purpose as a joke. The only think I can think of is that they only made design decisions on the syntax while high on shrooms or something.

        Like, why in the actual fuck does the capitalization of a function change the scope??? Who thought that was a good idea? It’s not intuitive AT ALL. Just have a public/private keyword.

      • beefcat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Or C#, it’s literally “Java, but good”.

        The only time I would choose Java for a new project is if I had a hard dependency on something that only works with Java…