this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Garbage collection is by nature imperfect, its impossible for it to always be correct about when and what things to free up in memory. The best option is to not use a garbage collected language.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Wow. It's amazing that anyone ever got anything to work in java. Must have never got used for anything