Cloning Medium: “Open Source” & “Functional”
What do you think? How ambitious is this project?
Of course I am not talking about cloning the user base, which is where 99% of the value lies.
So, how long should it take for “1” decent developer to clone all the “Core Functionalities?
6 months? 1 month? couple of weeks?
What are the core functionalities of the platform?
(Let’s ignore publications for now)
- User profile.
- Story Editor.
- Story Tags.
- Follow and connect with people on twitter and facebook.
- Post stories to twitter and facebook.
- Highlights, with private comments.
- Email updates. Notifications.
- Comment threads (This is by far my most favourite feature).
What else am I missing? besides a sustainable will to see the project through.
Do share your thoughts, and estimates (blind or otherwise).
Note: My first “Functional Project” is almost ready. It’s purpose was laid out here: Why Functional Programming.
I am going to name it: TFP-2048. Any one eager to see the code? Although I am shit scared. I didn’t even push on github. I should probably get it reviewd before making it public. Or perhaps not. Regardless, I will not delete git history, so that everyone can see how hypocrite and imperfect I am. “”