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May I ask why you decided to roll your own forum software instead of using something off the shelf like NodeBB (disclaimer, I own NodeBB)? It may seem like a g
by julianlam 6y ago
May I ask why you decided to roll your own forum software instead of using something off the shelf like NodeBB (disclaimer, I own NodeBB)?
It may seem like a good idea at first to build just what you need, but you will get feature creeped HARD by your users wondering why your forum-lite software doesn't have X feature (that other forums have), once you get past the MVP stage...
- sova 6y agoMainly the fact that there is nothing that operates on the same model: chat as a fundamental component, elevation to "question pages" and answers after that. Plus, it's great excitement seeing one of your own creations come to life, especially when it has real-time feedback (like on reputation changes or upvotes/downvotes). I wanted to see also how minimal the final product could be on what I consider a "barebones product" and it's around ~550kB. Yes, feature creep is real, I would love to pick your brain about NodeBB over tea sometime.