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  • Kevin@lemmy.worldtoProgrammer Humor@lemmy.mlwe are safe
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    7 months ago

    I don’t think it’s very useful at generating good code or answering anything about most libraries, but I’ve found it to be helpful answering specific JS/TS questions.

    The MDN version is also pretty great too. I’ve never done a Firefox extension before and MDN Plus was surprisingly helpful at explaining the limitations on mobile. Only downside is it’s limited to 5 free prompts/day.



  • Kevin@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlhow is Lemmy going for you?
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    10 months ago

    It started off okay, but I’m about to give up on Lemmy after a couple months.

    My main problems are:

    • The comments here are hit-or-miss. Every big thread deteriorates into pedantic arguments. It’s seemingly a worsening trend and is on-par with the bullshit you’d see on Reddit.
    • Lack of comment moderation in larger communities. If a thread devolves into off-topic arguments or name-calling, the mods should step in.
    • The default active post sort is pretty terrible in so many ways. It’s much too slow to change and you’ll often see repetitive content. Smaller communities tend to have no visibility, but instead I see 5 posts from the same large community.
    • The comment sort is bad as well. If the community self-moderates through downvoting, then why are downvoted posts near the top? I think this leads to toxic threads and pointless arguments.
    • Lack of any content. I wouldn’t mind a bot reposting an RSS feed or something into a community just to start discussion… But many are vehemently against that idea (leading to small communities dying completely). I’d argue the reason !technology@lemmy.world hasn’t died out yet is because of the l4s bot.
    • Way too many politics. I’m so tired of seeing political discussion online—but here, you’re just bombarded with it, even outside of political communities. Better moderation might help keep things on topic.
    • Users tend to browse All. While this gives people an opportunity to see new content, I think this might harm smaller communities in the long run. This is similar to how threads lose quality once they reach the front page on Reddit.

    Maybe I’ll come back after a year and see how things are. But as of now, Lemmy provides nearly zero value to me.