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They're using Python and webpack. Not sure what they were using before and unsure if Python is really dragging them down, but I like their design (although watching videos on mobile and going through posts on desktop is extremely gimmicky and buggy).

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It has absolutely nothing to do with Python (which works on the server side), since their old web interface is working just fine. The issue is the bloated monstrosity of UI that they build recently and are trying to shove down users' throats.

I think they recently adopted react. They used to be pure python/pyramid (if I recall correctly). Idk why things are so slow now. They also were open source for a long time but closed it like 2 years ago.

> They also were open source for a long time but closed it like 2 years ago.

Makes me wonder why, to protect their amazing IP, or was the code base just getting too embarrassing to look at?

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