HuschkeJun 16, 2023

Why does the frontpage of kbin.social work so much better than any other server?

When I visit kbin.social, I see new posts regularly. On other servers posts stay on the frontpage for multiple days. This is also true if I switch their sorting to "hot". So that is probably not the difference.... #kbin #frontpage #hot

https://kbin.social/m/[email protected]l/t/35053

Why does the frontpage of kbin.social work so much better than any other server? - asklemmy - kbin.social

When I visit kbin.social, I see new posts regularly. On other servers posts stay on the frontpage for multiple days. This is also true if I switch their sorting to "hot". So that is probably not the difference....

Show threadSpacemanSpiffJun 16, 2023

It depends on what you mean by other servers…Lemmy instances? I haven’t seen any differences between kbin instances.

Kbin is entirely different software from Lemmy; it’s a completely different backend.

So that would be why it’s “better” in that regard than Lemmy instances. My understanding is that it’s a bug in Lemmy that will be fixed soon.

The “popping” of the feed in Lemmy is tied to their use of websockets instead of http. I believe the devs stated they’ll be moving off of websockets in the future.

Show threadfreebrickJun 16, 2023

Kbin is entirely different software from Lemmy; it’s a completely different backend.

Wow did not know that. So how can it interact with the lemmy instances if it's not running lemmy software?

Show threadartillect
That's the magic of ActivityPub! It's the protocol that most of the fediverse is built on, and it lets users from completely different fediverse platforms share posts with each other. It's the special sauce that lets Mastodon, Lemmy, and kbin (and more!) work together
ActivityPub - Wikipedia

Jun 16, 2023 at 2:42pmWeb