I get it. Being a dev is hard. Sometimes you need a break.

However it takes a few seconds for LJ to pop in and say “all is well everyone I’ll be back soon!” Like, Mr. Dawson, just copy and paste that sentence and everything would be fine.

I’m irritated because the man is selling a relatively expensive app that even has a $100 purchase option and disappeared for months on end with complete silence. I think if you’re selling an app with these kind of price points it’s important to reassure your community it’s not abandoned by simply acknowledging your existence once a month.

It’s especially important on the fediverse where projects are abandoned frequently with little fanfare. The difference being most of these projects are donated time without a ticket price. Can we PLEASE get something here, LJ? Especially for us $100 patrons as to not feel duped? Even if you just say, “yeah I’m done, sorry” I’d appreciate it. As it stands Sync has broken features and bugs galore so I’ve already moved on to Boost, but I’d be very happy to hear things will either be A) fixed soon or B) abandoned so I can just uninstall sync from my phone.

Thank you.

  • southsamuraiEnglish
    140•11 months ago

    It’s still under 3 months since the last update.

    There’s not really any giant bugs to squash, there’s no features missing that are vital (tbh, I would say that there’s really only two or three QOL features missing).

    I’m not sure why people think apps need constant updates. Once you’re stable, and sync is, you can take time to handle minor bugs and feature changes. Hell, it’s better to handle those, test them well, and only then make an update, compared to cranking out untested stuff monthly.

    And, with your post here in specific, why the fuck does a dev have to waste their time and ours popping in to say anything? Makes no damn sense at all. Idgaf how much an app costs, there’s is zero obligation, or point to empty posts just to check in.

    • @zipzoopaboopEnglish
      51•11 months ago

      Constant updates can easily lead to enshitification too

    • cumEnglish
      11•11 months ago

      Notifications are still not implemented, nor is the ability to block communities, and you can’t select the new sort modes. Those are pretty big.

      I swap between Sync and Boost regularly. I definitely prefer Sync’s interface, but Boost is more up-to-date and feature complete, and has working notifications. So I’ve mostly been using Boost until Sync catches up.