Android @lemmy.world const_void @lemmy.ml 11mo ago

What happened to Boost for Lemmy?

It was announced back in June but I haven't heard anything about it since.

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It's been only two months. Do not assume that app development is a weekend job.
- It's probably a weekend job, in the way they can only afford to work on weekends on it...
- Think the Sync dev said he spent 60 hour weeks working about 6 weeks to get Sync for Lemmy up.
- The guy who is making Connect did its initial release in 4 or 5 days, I remember I tried it, he was updating multiple times a day in the beginning, impressive
You can have it fast, good, or cheap: pick two, and unless you're bankrolling the developer you've already chosen cheap.
- Lol people who got money to bankroll aren't the one using these apps.
  
  Bankroll means just pay the app fee, its not that high for someone from any first world countries, right?
The Dev said in another comment that he expected to release it by the end of August.

https://reddthat.com/comment/1848765
- Good. I hope it comes out soon. I'm patiently waiting for it!
Just be patient. The developer has been active in the boost community, and has stated that he expects release before the end of August. I'm using sync for now til it drops. Boost was my favorite way to surf Reddit and I don't think it's gonna change on lemmy
- I was originally a sync user and switched to boost when the developer stopped releasing updates. Then sync made a comeback but boost was way better. Im using sync right now as well and im grateful for the option but i fully intend to move to boost
  
  Anything in particular you prefer with boost?
I just started using Eternity (formerly Infinity for Lemmy), and it's about as good as Boost used to be. Kinda killed any hype I had for Boost for Lemmy at this point.
I started Lemmy with Jerboa, switched to Sync, tried Eternity (Infinity), un-installed immediately, and am now very happy using Voyager.

So for me personally, Boost is a little late.
- What's your opinion on photon or alexandrite? I like those even more personally.
  
  https://alexandrite.app
  
  https://phtn.app/
  
  Alexandrite is very nice when you're on PC, but on a phone screen its a lot easier to just use a third party app.
Good things take time
Definitely taking his time to make sure it drops as most likely the least buggy, most feature-rich on-release Lemmy app yet. He's gotta outperform the other 20, so may as well learn from them.
I used to use Boost for Reddit, and thought it was the best app. I've been using Connect for Lemmy for ages now and I've found it to be very good - there are some teething issues, but on the whole it does a really good job for me of replacing Boost, and it's always getting updated with info from the users' own experiences. I will gladly try the Boost for Lemmy app when it does arrive, but for now Connect is just fine.

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