RES was around long before new Reddit and it does what it does based on what classic Reddit has in it, and what it gets itself. I don’t know much more detail than that, except that the devs basically lost interest in doing more than maintenance of it after the redesign came out.
should Fediverse platform/app devs spend time trying to accomodate specific shitty platforms?
That’s one way to look at it. I would pose it as
should Fediverse platform/app devs spend time providing the best user experience to the users who are on their platforms?
Imgur stands for image URL: they would let you upload images and provide you with a direct URL. The enshittification with all that JS and push for on-site social networking came after New Reddit and i.redd.it.
I’m sure RES doesn’t have a sweetheart deal with Imgur. It must be possible without their agreement.
I think New Reddit provides the Imgur URL and RES uses it to generate a preview in Old Reddit.
Anyway, should Fediverse platform/app devs spend time trying to accomodate specific shitty platforms?
RES was around long before new Reddit and it does what it does based on what classic Reddit has in it, and what it gets itself. I don’t know much more detail than that, except that the devs basically lost interest in doing more than maintenance of it after the redesign came out.
That’s one way to look at it. I would pose it as
Imgur stands for image URL: they would let you upload images and provide you with a direct URL. The enshittification with all that JS and push for on-site social networking came after New Reddit and i.redd.it.