 Some people complain, some people ship change. If a high school drop-out like me can learn how to code, what is stopping you? Seriously though, I'm living proof that a gay, indigenous, high school dropout from redneck Alberta can defy all odds and practice to become the developer he always dreamed of. Never stop believing in yourself ❤️ I've decided on the following URL schemas for @loops Profile: https://l.oops.bio/@dansup Video: /v/CpB5bP1Nc Comment: /c/CpB5bP1Nc/DLz0h87lh Comment Reply: /c/CpB5bP1Nc/DLz0h87lh/FHjZkJTYD We're using snowflake ids and base52 encoding them. You may notice we're not including usernames in video urls, this is because we plan to support username changes 😎 A complicated aspect of Loops is captions. The challenging thing with toots or captions is that they can contain hashtags, mentions and urls. That's fine, until you're building a mobile app and need to handle these links differently. Instead of complicated regexes, I'm going to copy Bluesky and use token indices. This will allow us to normalize these entities while allowing spaces in hashtags and mentions at the backend level, because RN doesn't have full regex support. What would you think would be the most complicated aspect of @loops ? Most would assume the camera, and I'd think the same, but no, the most complicated aspect (so far) is comments. The tricky part with comments is a combination of the underlying modal sheet (when opened, it needs to pause the video + load comments), threading, the comment form and keyboard. If your replying to a comment, we need to scroll to the comment, but after the keyboard is open, and animate/recaculate accordingly 😅 Omg, I got a copy of Burials first album 20 year anniversary re-pressing 😊 He is the Mozart of our generation   I'm a loner, and that is what sets @pixelfed apart from many other fedi projects IMO. I'm more comfortable working alone, and it's worked out great so far. Being able to build all these projects and maintain them is much easier done alone, but I realize that it's not sustainable. This is why I want to start delegating roles, like for Loops, that would allow me to focus on coding. Not sure it will work, I am very opinionated, but it's worth a try. Like if I'm not in the mood for coding, I'll just play GTA5 or go party. Yeah, I have the reputation in our friend group as the one to always turn down invites, but like, none of them are building an open source, federated IG alternative. They just think i'm a nerd, and I'm okay with that. I wish I was this dedicated when I was younger, I lived a wild life until my mid 20's (and still sometimes on weekends). Fedi dev nerd life > Living wild  It's funny when people mention they are worried I'll burn out, probably not realizing I take every second day off. Do you know how much Drag Race, Real Housewives and Desperate Housewives I've been forced to watch with my partner lately?? If anything, I'm burnt out from reality tv shows (except Drag Race, Nymphia + The Grande Dame are my top favs) For real though, balance is important and I'm the last dev you have to worry about burning out ❤️
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That's fucking awesome dude, and keep doing it. I'm glad you've found the balance that's made you happy.  @dansup that’s good to know, cuz we love your work and want it to be sustainable! (Tech support here - it’s a role that can bring out mama bear tendencies sometimes). I wasn’t kidding when I said I plan to release 6 new apps this year! Loops, Sup, Groups, Collect, Later and another unnamed app. Mark my words, 2024 is #pixelfedSzn 🚀
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  Going through the backlog of https://pixelfed.art Curated Onboarding applications! My apologies to some applicants who applied more than 2 weeks ago, I've been quite busy with @loops I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, most of y’all don’t know what it’s like to be a fediverse developer of a popular project and have to deal with all the negative feedback and personal attacks Let’s be nicer to the devs of the fediverse who have been doing this mostly unpaid for the greater good, all I ask is for basic respect! Anfora, Prismo, Firefish and dozens of other projects have been abandoned by their devs, and I’d bet the fediverse mentality towards devs is part of the reason
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 @dansup I appreciate Fediverse devs very much- without you I’d use no social media at all. @dansup also clearly part of the cause of the recent xz security issue. I don’t understand how people feel so entitled at all, much less something they aren’t paying for. Sorry to hear you are dealing with that, thanks for the efforts you put into development, especially software that enriches the fediverse!
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 Necessary edits: "Imagine writing an open source twitter alternative One that is federated and built on open protocols Then having to deal with users who are upset you are working with an established walled garden social platform whose entire agenda is to override and ultimately destroy those very open protocols in a demonstrated pattern of conquest and assimilation" Finally: "Girl, you can't have it both ways" "girl"? girl? What is this, TikTok or a high school lunchroom?  @dansup I value the right of individuals to decide if they want to follow or block (instances). Having a choice is why we should be here. A walled garden decides everything for individuals, and leaves them no choices. Many of us wanted to get away from that. I've reached out to Meta/Threads devs regarding Nodeinfo and stats numbers for https://FediDB.org, unfortunately their legal dept rejected this. I will use estimated numbers with the hope they will see this and have justification for reporting accurate stats. Even though I have my own reservations regarding Meta (and how they've treated Pixelfed), putting my ego aside for the benefit of the fediverse is required when running an essential fedi service like FediDB.
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 I'm a weirdo, I use separate code editors for app dev and backend dev. Used Sublime Code for years, but VS Code is really useful as an IDE for native app development. Context switching is much easier this way I've found, that being said, VS Code is really growing on me. (pictured are loops app code and backend code) ICYMI: Pixelfed beta is on the Google Play Store. Join via link on our website!
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@dansup Hello ! The app is not recognising metapixl.com as a valid server although it is version 0.11.13   @dansup super excited about Loops, best of luck! Been thinking about #MusicDiscovery on Fedi, and Loops could be a game-changer here… Like a “save music” bookmark button to revisit an artists’ music link later? TikTok has an “add to Spotify” button now but the algorithm lottery is a head-melt for artists. If we had a real alternative, it would be a life-raft for the arts rn💜 Thanks so much for your work, legend |
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@dansup that's amazing. congratulations on doing so well! can u share more about dropping out
1. why did u drop out?
2. did u go back to school/college later? or are u entirely self taught?
@dansup well said
@dansup don’t forget aspiring astronaut too. Didn’t know you lived in Alberta.