Hey Ethereans! 👋
We’re excited to announce {that a} new model of Ethereum World is dwell!
We have teased you about upcoming options in earlier newsletters, and now they’re right here! We invite all of you to discover this new model and be part of our epic journey of making the brand new residence of thoughts for Ethereum! 👩🚀
The refactoring 🧱
The foremost component of this launch is the whole code refactoring. That is the method of restructuring the prevailing code to enhance the design, construction, and implementation of the framework that makes Ethereum World potential.
Re-architecting the completely different bricks that make our code was a multi-month effort that required lots of mind juice and an insane quantity of espresso! ☕️☕️☕️ We’re now very glad to have reached this main milestone because it unlocks new potentialities for Ethereum World.
Moreover, many libraries had been modified on this course of to allow UI/UX options that had been exhausting to implement beforehand, akin to optimistic updates. This implies:
- considerably quicker web page loading and long-awaited options akin to hyperlink previews in posts
- much less complicated and simpler to learn code.
With this launch, we have laid the foundations for constructing with Ethereum World. Builders will quickly be capable to unleash their creativity and construct the apps, widgets, and integrations that may push the social community to its subsequent section. We’re very near the purpose the place we will all co-create our very personal flagship web3 social community! 🚀
The cool new stuff 🧸
The brand new launch comes with a listing of options, enhancements, and fixes that get us nearer to delivering a pleasant web3 consumer expertise. This is what’s new!
New Options
- The moderation app is a collection of instruments for decentralized and clear moderating on Ethereum World. A moderation transparency log has been added to this launch. It is the complete log of all of the actions undertaken when a put up or account has been reported 👀
- Wealthy previews are generated from hyperlinks posted with Open Graph meta tags
- Modifying and deleting your personal put up or reply is now potential
- Reporting an account is now potential
- A statistics modal for followers / following is proven on each profile web page
- Zooming-in photographs is enabled.
Enhancements
- URL-based modals
- Configurable report causes
- Historical past scroll restoration (whenever you go to the earlier web page, you’ll land precisely the place you left it)
- Background updates for UI
- Added persistence to tag subscriptions
- Added a reactive interface (propagated updates)
- Added a react-query API flavored hooks for state administration
- Refactored virtually the entire codebase.
Fixes
- Urged objects from the editor (e.g. mentions) at the moment are clickable
- A number of fixes for the cellular and desktop variations.
Now that we have now the strong foundations on which we will construct all number of new apps, the subsequent step for Ethereum World will probably be to open its doorways to the builders in our neighborhood. When you’re considering being one of many pioneers of this new paradigm, please be part of our Discord and attain out to us.
Apps may be developed and built-in by anybody keen to complement the social expertise. Listed here are some potential future integrations:
- 💬 A personal messaging app
- 👍 A voting app
- ❤ A liking / reacting app
- 💰 A tipping / funds app
- 🎁 An e-commerce app
The probabilities are infinite in constructing a viable different to centralized social media. Within the meantime, we invite all Ethereans to check out this new model, in addition to share the information far and extensive!
We’re additionally on the lookout for a Neighborhood Supervisor to hitch our decentralized workforce. Please go the phrase if somebody who enjoys constructing and nurturing communities. Trying ahead to rising this world collectively! 🌍🌎🌏
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