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The author makes some decent points about localStorage generally, but I think really misses the point on what makes Wordle so successful and endearing. It was b
by et15 5y ago
The author makes some decent points about localStorage generally, but I think really misses the point on what makes Wordle so successful and endearing. It was built as a side project for a very small audience and just happened to have massive, organic growth. If Josh Wardle had thought about all of these described use cases in advance, there's a much higher chance that it never would have gotten off the ground as a side project. Additionally, the massive growth would have presented much harder (or at least much more expensive) scaling challenges, whereas with it being entirely client-side it is much easier and cheaper to scale to millions of users.
- ocdtrekkie 5y agoI admit focusing on Wordle here may be a popularity hack for this article[1] (though it is also what brought writing it to mind), as obviously Josh Wardle wasn't expecting the results he got. Though I do really hope the New York Times integrates cross-device play at some point... they already have an account system, after all. I think small audiences also benefit from a server-side component, although ideally one that is also relatively small: With the example of high scores or seeing friends' progress, I wouldn't want to see the entire world's, but maybe share amongst a small group of friends or family. (This is what sharing to Twitter or Facebook largely emulates, in a very indirect way.) [1] Aside: I briefly wondered if I should figure a way to shoehorn "Wordle" into the title if I was actually hoping to get some traction with this article, but I really think it would've moved away from the point then.
- treis 5y agoSo that's where the name came from. Makes you wonder how much such a simple thing as a last name impacted their life.