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submitted 10 months ago by deadsuperhero@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

A new messaging app is in development, and the project is described as "an open source WhatsApp for the Fediverse."

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[-] strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz 3 points 10 months ago

@deadsuperhero
> the reference implementation everyone uses by default is known to be bloated and slow, and poor at scaling

This doesn't seem to stop the fediverse growing (*cough* Mastodon *cough*).

@Terevos

[-] strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

@deadsuperhero
> development of a Go-based backend implementation, Dendrite

Also Rust-based homeserver implementations like Construct and Conduit. Both of which are usable, although missing a few nice-to-have added features. Eg Conduit is still working on;

"E2EE emoji comparison over federation (E2EE chat works)... Outgoing read receipts, typing, presence over federation"

@Terevos @Samsy

this post was submitted on 22 Aug 2023
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