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This seems to be left out of the conversation when comparing Bluesky with the wider fediverse. The AT protocol relies on a bespoke setup and is complicated to i
by Pufferbo 2y ago
This seems to be left out of the conversation when comparing Bluesky with the wider fediverse. The AT protocol relies on a bespoke setup and is complicated to implement. ActivityPub is comparatively simple, and can be implemented on pretty every thing with just a few endpoints.
- donohoe 2y agoIf ActivityPub is “simple” then that’s a recent’ish development. It used to be a mess. I would imagine AT gets easier to use/setup given time too.
- synthetic-echo 2y agoThey said comparatively simple. As in, simple compared to AT
- zimpenfish 2y agoYou can do a basic[0] AP server in a single small (64k) PHP file[1]. [0] Single user, admittedly, but if we're talking about protocol simplicity, that's the nub. [1] https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/activitypub-server-in-a-single-file/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/02/activitypub-server-in-a-sin...
- haileyok 2y agoThere is not a bespoke setup that you need to implement atproto. In fact, there are already a variety of applications making use of it (some to a higher degree than others). There are community implementations of app views, relays, PLC directories, and PDSes already in the wild, and - although I admittedly have a biased ear on the conversation - developers tend to appreciate the _lack_ of complication when implementing things.