Been using Sync and love it, but there are bugs and the dev disappears for months at a time. Is Boost regularly maintained or should I just switch to a FOSS app?

  • stealthnerd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    30·
    10 months ago

    Ruben isn’t super quick to put out updates but he makes up for it in quality. He was slower than some other devs to get Boost for Lemmy out the door but the first release was damn near perfect, stable, fast and only very minor bugs. Personally I prefer quality over constant updates.

    These developers owe us nothing and it takes an incredible amount of time and lots of money to develop an app of this quality so no matter which app you choose consider paying and/or donating.

  • Microw@lemm.eeEnglish
    18·
    10 months ago

    Ruben is active but IMHO not very transparent about when he intends to release updates. So it’s usually a surprise whenever the next update drops

  • JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    15·
    10 months ago

    Someone who comments every few days doesn’t really fit the label of “a dev that disappears for months at a time”.

    Boost isn’t the most regularly updated software, sure, but it’s not that unexpected from a singular dev that is clearly not doing it as a full time job nor as their passion project hobby. Coding can take a ridiculous amount of time and effort when you include all the research, planning and testing as well.

  • Fake4000@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    10 months ago

    Ruben is active but I have switched to using voyager. The developer is extremely active with non stop updates.

  • pageflight@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    10 months ago

    It wasn’t that long ago that he did a bunch of work to switch from Reddit to Lemmy. So I’m feeling well supported. Though not averse to hearing about other good clients.

    • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      IMO: Connect is very similar with a slight edge in functionality.

      • Left side bar makes it easier to see which instances you have available and if any notifications on any of them.

      • Inbox clears right away when tapping the double check mark icon.

      • Rubén@lemmy.worldMEnglish
        3·
        10 months ago

        Inbox clears right away when tapping the double check mark icon.

        In Boost the inbox is set to show all messages (read/unread) by default, that’s why they are visible all the time. There is an unread filter, but it has to be selected manually. Should I make an option to open inbox in unread mode?

    • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I use Connect. Want to use Boost. Was my fav reddit app.

      I’ve mentioned a couple improvement or bugs. They haven’t appeared or been fixed. I’ll keep checking.

      Otherwise, Connect is great IMO and does everything I would expect from Boost.