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It's a completely client side implementation. You can download it and point any static webserver at it and it works. I.e. making a perfect clone of it is a minu
by omnicognate 5y ago
It's a completely client side implementation. You can download it and point any static webserver at it and it works. I.e. making a perfect clone of it is a minute's work and practically free to host.
So I don't agree that "couldn't last" is true. I mean zombo.com is still around, with essentially the same ongoing maintenance burden.
- jtr1 5y agoThe code is trivial to download or even build your own, but the value of playing the same puzzle as everyone else is what’s getting paywalled. For a lot of people, the fun of wordle was solving the same puzzle and comparing notes with friends and strangers.
- omnicognate 5y agoAgreed, I'm pretty annoyed with nyt for unnecessarily destroying that (and I do think they are in the process of destroying it). I was just pointing out that the idea it would have failed/died if they hadn't bought it is wrong.
- greenyoda 5y ago> You can download it and point any static webserver at it and it works. You don't even need a web server. It works fine if you just save the HTML file to disk and open the file from the browser.