>loves fedi
>decides to write backend
>starts reading apub spec
>writes backend that adheres to spec
>tries in prod
>it doesnt work
>realizes that no fedi deployment ever follows the spec
>every implementation has too many catch-22s and gotchas
>give up
thats why you will never see theorytoe fedi backend/frontend stack ever

So yer telling me this whole fediverse thing is all smoke and mirrors? Just shotty webtech held together by duct tape, rubber bands and bubblegum? 🤨

@charlie_root always has been

@charlie_root i have like 2 months worth of commits in my private repos
but man its so jank I dont even want to fix it

What language is it written in

@Moon @charlie_root
go because thats the one I am most competent with
and yes I know gotosocial is in go this was written months before I knew about that

@theorytoe @charlie_root @Moon last that i checked gotosocial was wokemaxxing.

better use honk, the sources are fun to read :)