I see a lot of comments pointing out bugs and saying something along the lines like “they need to fix this ASAP, otherwise… something something”.
As a software developer myself (not in the fediverse), I can tell you one thing:
Keep in mind that all of this literally escalated pretty quickly, and no one was prepared for that. What started out as a hobby project of some enthausiasts, quickly turned into a high demand over the course of a few days.
Having hundreds of enthusiasts use a software is different than having thousends of “average” people using it. 100 users won’t detect many bugs, and if they do, they’re more tolerant since they know it’s all volunteering. But thousands of users will detect even more bugs that no one bothered to deal before.
Once the userbase grows and the demands are clear enough, this should be tackled, eventually.
So yeah, hang in there.
Thanks for that, it’s true, I need to remember especially about that last point. Later, I will write a few words about what was happening behind the scenes during these days. I wasn’t there alone. Not anymore ;)
kbin is much older; it was a side project. Recently, I took it more seriously :)
That would be a really great read about the behind the scenes. Looking forward to read it, whenever you have the time (and motivation) to write about it.