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Yes. We see lots of this on Glitch. From remixes of Heardle (the "name that tune" remix of Wordle) to more advanced apps that use Spotify's API to track how man

Yes. We see lots of this on Glitch. From remixes of Heardle (the "name that tune" remix of Wordle) to more advanced apps that use Spotify's API to track how many streams different kpop groups are getting, to silly meme sites and personal pages, there are hundreds of thousands of apps and sites being built by Gen Z. It's an undersung trend because we (intentionally) don't have an algorithmic feed to amplify them into influencers that other media can consume, but there is absolutely a renaissance of the creative, personal web going on amongst Gen Z that rivals anything Gen X or Millennials did on the platforms of their day.

fragmede 4y ago
> we (intentionally) don't have an algorithmic feed to amplify them into influencers I’m curious why not. That’s always something that I’ve found is missing on glitch and just seems like something you forgot to implement. I want to see what’s popular, and more importantly, I want to give credit where credit is due - to their creators. That some become popular is just one of those things.
- MatthiasPortzel 4y ago
  For better or worse, Khan Academy has a feed of “hot” coding projects people have made with their JS-based editor. For the most part, it inspires and motivates learners to create better projects, with the promise of recognition for their work. There’s a community culture where there are certain programmers are “famous” among their peers for consistently creating good programs. The only problem is that the few adult moderations that KA contracts have a poor understanding of this culture. Curating a community at all is difficult, and KA’s approach is limited to removing offensive or rude content, and otherwise letting the users run free. I have many stories I could tell as a gen Z who learned programming from KA’s Computer Programing section (remember, gen z is high school and college students these days). But the point is that you can’t add an algorithmic feed and let the users free. You have a responsibility to moderate that space, and I don’t blame Glitch for not wanting to deal with that.
- anildash 4y ago
  We’re not averse to the concept, but didn’t want to introduce a feature like that which has so much community impact when our resources for moderating the community were limited. We since launched playlists for sharing apps, and will be building onto that for more discovery features in the future. The short answer is, there are a lot of externalities to consider when launching social features like this, so we took our time on purpose.

fragmede 4y ago

> we (intentionally) don't have an algorithmic feed to amplify them into influencers I’m curious why not. That’s always something that I’ve found is missing on glitch and just seems like something you forgot to implement. I want to see what’s popular, and more importantly, I want to give credit where credit is due - to their creators. That some become popular is just one of those things.

MatthiasPortzel 4y ago
For better or worse, Khan Academy has a feed of “hot” coding projects people have made with their JS-based editor. For the most part, it inspires and motivates learners to create better projects, with the promise of recognition for their work. There’s a community culture where there are certain programmers are “famous” among their peers for consistently creating good programs. The only problem is that the few adult moderations that KA contracts have a poor understanding of this culture. Curating a community at all is difficult, and KA’s approach is limited to removing offensive or rude content, and otherwise letting the users run free. I have many stories I could tell as a gen Z who learned programming from KA’s Computer Programing section (remember, gen z is high school and college students these days). But the point is that you can’t add an algorithmic feed and let the users free. You have a responsibility to moderate that space, and I don’t blame Glitch for not wanting to deal with that.
anildash 4y ago
We’re not averse to the concept, but didn’t want to introduce a feature like that which has so much community impact when our resources for moderating the community were limited. We since launched playlists for sharing apps, and will be building onto that for more discovery features in the future. The short answer is, there are a lot of externalities to consider when launching social features like this, so we took our time on purpose.