u/everyoneneedsaherroin r/programming • Recommends
On “r/programming should shut down from 12th to 14th June”
The creator of Apollo says it in this interview
Sorry I don’t remember the timestamp
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#redditapi#apollo#christianselig
How Reddit Became the Enemy - w/ Apollo Developer Christian Selig
Snazzy Labs
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- Recommended by 2 people: 2 in engineering communities.
- Presented by Christian Selig, creator of Apollo
- May be out of date. The tools, versions or practices it shows have likely moved on.
- An opinion. It argues one side of a question engineers disagree on.
Beginner. No background in the topic needed.
230K views3 years ago2 recommendations
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Christian Selig discusses the unsustainable pricing of the Reddit API and its impact on third-party clients like Apollo.
Reddit done goofed. Reverting on 15 years of developer and community goodwill, the company is now charging unsustainable prices for API access with an unrealistic implementation period. Apollo, and many other iOS/Android Reddit clients are at jeopardy of ceasing to exist within just a few weeks. I speak with Christian Selig (former Apple intern turned star indie dev) on why and how Apollo's $20M API maintenance fees are a no-go and how Reddit's changes will make the site worse for everyone. Follow Snazzy Labs on Twitter - twitter.com/snazzyq Follow me on Instagram - instagram.com/snazzyqWhy it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. Recommended for its detailed breakdown of the financial and technical impact of Reddit's API changes on third-party developers.
u/GetBooleanin r/FlutterDev • Recommends
On “Should we join the blackout on 12th?”
The Apollo developer had an interview with Snazzy Labs, and based on some napkin math explained how much reddit potentially makes on a user
link to this video