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For any UI devs: I’ve starting working on a lemmy front end called lemmy-ui-leptos [https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui-leptos] using leptos [https://leptos.dev/], a Rust UI framework with isomorphic support, and tailwind + daisyUI [https://daisyui.com/] for the component styling. This could eventually replace the frankenstein’s monster that lemmy-ui has become. Some reasons for doing this: - lemmy-ui uses infernojs, which is based on the react model. IMO is largely superseded by signal-based reactivity in use in android jetpack-compose, SolidJS, and most new UI frameworks. - I had to hack on isomorphic support / server-side-rendering to infernoJS, and it’s very messy. Leptos has isomorphic support out of the box. - All the benefits of Rust over javascript. - Since leptos is in Rust, we can import the lemmy types directly. - I’ve been waiting for years for a good rust UI framework, and I think we’re finally here with leptos or sycamore. - lemmy-ui uses bootstrap, which is showing its age and limitations. Tailwind (and daisyUI) seem to be much more future-proof. I plan on leaving the site design and component styling to other, more skilled UI devs, while I work mostly on the auth, services, params, and overall back-end structure. - Please use daisyUI classes tho whenever possible over exhaustive tailwind ones. - I’d also like it if the UI could match that of jerboa’s (whenever possible), so that a change in one could be represented in the other, and so that things like badge appearance for admins, could be recognizeable across lemmy’s front ends. You don’t really need to learn rust to help out with this, as the components look very similar to JSX. Instructions for running it are in the CONTRIBUTING.md [https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui-leptos/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md] . Feel free to contribute! Right now only the home page, and post pages are working, but ready to be styled.

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I’ve starting working on a lemmy front end called lemmy-ui-leptos using leptos, a Rust UI framework with isomorphic support, and tailwind + daisyUI for the component styling. This could eventually replace the frankenstein’s monster that lemmy-ui has become.

  • NotAPenguin@kbin.social
    629·
    1 year ago

    I mean they kinda are, they run one of the biggest instances which of course will get a lot of attention because it’s run by the developers.

    On that instance they censor criticism of china and other such topics.

    There was also the weird case of the hardcoded slur filter

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
      21·
      1 year ago

      But nothing it stopping you from running your own instance or joining one with moderation you agree with. You can even modify the source code to remove the slur filter and go 100% Nazi if you want.

      I don’t have an account at lemmy.ml and I doubt I ever will. I also don’t sub to all that many of their communities, and those I do have very low likelihood of ever triggering that filter.

      I consider myself a free market libertarian and I have contributed to the lemmy project. There are certainly things I disagree with, but in general I think it’s an interesting project worth spending my time on. And none of my complaints have anything to do with politics, but are more technical in nature (i.e. I have serious concerns about scaling). So I’m working on something lemmy adjacent that I think is interesting to address my specific concerns (basically fully distributed like BitTorrent), but I continue to use and contribute to Lemmy in the meantime.

      So no, it’s not communist, socialist, or any other form of political ideology, it’s just a federated social network.