stevland
First off thank you @stevland. That was incredibly thoughtful, and I’m glad the rewrite story resonated. You captured exactly what made this so hard: not writing new code, but replacing years of decisions that only make sense once you try to remove them.
And on the “Awesome-er” front… I think we should officially call off the arms race before it gets out of hand 😉
In all seriousness, your project was one of those signals we couldn’t ignore. It both hurt and helped; in the best way possible. You were absolutely right to call us out, and that nudge from the community is part of what pushed us to finally do this the right way.
What we’re building now is a bit different from just a UI refresh. The new architecture — especially the projection model — means the interface is no longer tightly coupled to the backend. In theory (and soon in practice), it should be possible to completely reshape the UI, skin it, or even rethink layouts in ways we haven’t imagined yet.
Which is a long way of saying: we’d love to collaborate.
If “Awesome-er” becomes something the community builds on top of the platform instead of alongside it, I think everyone wins — especially users.
Also… I guess this is me officially coming out of hiding. First post in years, and of course it had to be for this thread.
Appreciate the kind words, the challenge, and everything you’ve contributed. Looking forward to what we can build together next.
