Jpopy@lemmy.world to Memmy - An iOS client for LemmyEnglish · 1 year agoMemmy developers were able to build a better app in a month than Reddit’s team was able to build in ten yearsmessage-squaremessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1971arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1968arrow-down1message-squareMemmy developers were able to build a better app in a month than Reddit’s team was able to build in ten yearsJpopy@lemmy.world to Memmy - An iOS client for LemmyEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square60fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredeejay4am@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up53·edit-21 year agoIt’s worse than that. Reddit BOUGHT Alien Blue, which was basically Apollo before Apollo, and was easily the inspiration for Apollo’s “Compact” view. They HAD a product that was basically already almost Apollo and turned it into whatever the fuck it is now. Which is possibly why Alien Blue’s API key still seems to work, and you can still browse Reddit with it if it’s on your phone.
minus-squareDebatableRaccoon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoIt takes real talent to fuck up that badly.
It’s worse than that. Reddit BOUGHT Alien Blue, which was basically Apollo before Apollo, and was easily the inspiration for Apollo’s “Compact” view.
They HAD a product that was basically already almost Apollo and turned it into whatever the fuck it is now.
Which is possibly why Alien Blue’s API key still seems to work, and you can still browse Reddit with it if it’s on your phone.
It takes real talent to fuck up that badly.