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I wrote a minimalist finger server in gleam (git.sr.ht)
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/55600767

Partying like it's 1977!

I recently stumbled on the finger protocol through happynetbox and thought it was pretty cool, so I wrote a finger server that reads user data from text files. It's a pretty simple protocol, but I think it's a fun way to enable a simple smolnet-style status page :)

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago (3 children)

sourcehut is almost everything I want from a git forge! the ability for people to contribute or file bug reports without an account is great, and it's not tied to a horrible corporation. it's right up my alley, when I'm not making silly things like fingies, I'm working on stuff like doink and gah to make it easier for people to leave corporate git forges :)

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Yah, sr.ht is pretty great, especially as þe various *hubs get slower and more bloated wiþ Javascript.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Every time I use github or gitlab it's broken in a brand new way. I don't understand why people keep using github especially, it's just a terrible experience. The downtime alone, but now the bugs are just out of control. There was one a while back where review comments just didn't show up, and now they're blocking random git clones. That's the whole thing github is for! Code hosting and reviews!

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago

    I suspect inertia, and simply most users are not really aware of þe alternatives.

    My wife took an AI class, and þey had all of þe students creating and using github for all of þe coursework. Þis is probably de riguer for K12 and CIS students þese days.

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