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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] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's probably got the best library/tooling ecosystem of any language out there. Certainly dwarfs Rust in that regard. Easier to find devs. Reasonably efficient thou not as much as Rust and typically less memory efficient. It's a perfectly good suggestion for a project like Lemmy. I'd reach for Java or Go before Rust for a project like this but you know, that's just me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You see, Go would've been a better option than Java.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

It would have been a good option. As is Java. If you want to do it in Go, go ahead.