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Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but why does Bluesky feel so much faster to load and interact with compared to X? On the surface, both have similar
by swaptr 1y ago
Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but why does Bluesky feel so much faster to load and interact with compared to X? On the surface, both have similar interfaces and equally rich content, yet Bluesky consistently feels snappier and more responsive, even though it’s the newer platform.
- palmfacehn 1y agoCould be from lower usage.
- pavel_lishin 1y agoNo idea, but Twitter is functionally un-usable if you're not logged in.
- recursivecaveat 1y agoNewer is generally faster, hasn't had time to accumulate cludges and dead ends from years of evolution. The bigger factor though I would imagine is not having 100 tons of analytics tracking everything.
- cropcirclbureau 1y agoIiirc, Twitter uses some mongrel version of React Native on the web. That's why you get the 3 seconds long loading thingie whenever you open a new tab.
- swaptr 1y agoOh in that case bsky is basically the same stack, they happen to have a react-native-web app with Expo. Maybe its the dozens of analytics that is being processed every minute.
- DustinBrett 1y agoHaving a fraction the activity probably helps.