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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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[–] [email protected] 68 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Because modern Java is an OK language with a great ecosystem to quickly build web backends. And there are lots of java devs which means more potential contributors.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Exactly. It's also using Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Lombok. It looks just like projects at work. It might be the first fediverse project I contribute regularly to.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago

+1 same

I tried to contribute to Lemmy, spent a few hours really confused by rust and gave up. I can meaningfully contribute to a Java/Spring project, not a rust one.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Lombok

Ah, yes. How about he kitchen sink and another 5000 dependencies to make Java bareable to code in? Actually lets skip Java cos it's an over-engineered cluster-fuck that considers verbosity a virtue.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you don't want to contribute, don't. Do you think being a hater is helpful?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It sooooooooothes my soul. 🙂

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Hello world in Java = 500 lines of code.

Hello world in Rust = 3 lines of code.

Java is over-engineered corporate bullshit used by banks and Android development. Nobody programs Java for the fun of it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hello World is < 10 lines in Java. Just say you don’t know the language and go away.

Java runs the majority of corporate software out there, and it is very good at what it’s built for.

I’ll take Java over Python/Rust any day of the week

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Java devs are the reason humanity will never have FTL drives.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Oh right, that's a much less moronic take. Well done genius