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It turns out calling the app "Threads by Instagram" is not just a branding gimmick. The Instagram backend was always Python/Django since before the acquisition.
by sangnoir 3y ago
It turns out calling the app "Threads by Instagram" is not just a branding gimmick. The Instagram backend was always Python/Django since before the acquisition.
- mrweasel 3y agoThat's pretty interesting, I wonder if that means that it's build by a team at Instagram, and not Facebook. I'd assume so. I get that Facebook is still a huge success, but I do find it telling that they opted to put Threads under Instagram, rather than Facebook.
- jadtz 3y agoI think its pretty obvious they went with Instagram branding, as Facebook branding has been tarnished for a while.