There are a couple of projects that explore #ActivityPub in its intended #LinkedData format. Plain JSON is allowed, but the AP's primary notation is using #JSONLD. I think there is a slight uptick in interest for this approach again, coming along with the opportunity to implement the Social API (client-to-server) as intended.
What I really like is that ecosystem tools which aim to ease #fediverse solution development, are gaining an interest. Most notably here is #Fedify imho, who recently received #NLnet funding to build Fedify Studio development platform..
Congratulations!
I am really delighted with @nlnet decision to select @drfed for an #NGI0 grant. Having good quality developer tools for creating #ActivityPub based solutions is so important for a healthy #fediverse developer ecosystem.
To anyone reading, bookmark the website..
Fedify Studio is focused on alleviating the most pressing issue of "Why is ActivityPub development so frustratingly hard?" that makes it unattractive for newcomers to adopt the technology. And addresses topics of:
- Protocol complexity
- #Interoperability hell
- Debugging nightmare
- Limited visibility
#Fedify from the very start has paid attention to ease of use for fediverse solution developers, not just by their library codebase, but with comprehensive documentation and tools to guide people along. Kudos here to @hongminhee who started this great initiative!
DrFed is our sister project, built alongside #Fedify to tackle the debugging side of #ActivityPub development. It just received @nlnet funding and now has its own account here: @drfed.
#DrFed #fedidev #fediverse #NLnet
RE: https://hackers.pub/@drfed/019ed3c9-7e8c-782f-a512-5fbc75a4610b
Some of you have already heard of us as #Fedify Studio. We now have a proper name: DrFed, short for “Doctor Fed.” We've also just received funding from @nlnet, through the NGI0 Commons Fund.
#DrFed is a web app for debugging #ActivityPub interoperability failures. When two implementations don't federate, the slow part is usually figuring out where the exchange broke: signing, JSON-LD processing, WebFinger, or something less obvious. DrFed's first job is to show where it failed.
We're the team behind @fedify: @2chanhaeng, @gaebalgom, @hongminhee, and @z9mb1. We'll post updates when there's something to try.
There's a Matrix room for #Fedify contributors, open to anyone curious about how development happens. Feel free to drop in or lurk; small questions are fine too.
I’m working my way through this post which explains how to integrate #Fedify with Astro.
I need to see how I will keep the static site on the CDN while the API routes to a backend.
I can't explain how excited I am to be able to speak with @[email protected] tomorrow, May 27th at 14:00 US Eastern time (UTC-4).
If you don't know Evan, he is co-editor of ActivityPub, the W3C standard for decentralized social networking used by platforms such as #Mastodon , #Bonfire , #GoToSocial , #Peertube , #Owncast , #Loops , #PixelFed , #Emissary , #Fedify , #FlohMarkt , #Lemmy , #Piefed , #WriteFreely , #Friendica , #GNUSocial , #Threads , #NodeBB , #Funkwhale , #Gancio , #Mobilizon , #BookWyrm , and MANY MANY MANY MORE + whatever YOU create next!
I've been speaking with folks and they've given him a very special nickname. You'll have to tune in tomorrow of catch the #VOD to catch it.
#livestream stream.firesidefedi.live
#vodcast tubefree.org/@firesidefedi
Or follow everything directly with @[email protected] and @[email protected]
And follow @[email protected] for listings of future episodes!
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