#DEVDiscuss: can the AT Protocol and the Fediverse coexist?
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#DEVDiscuss: can the AT Protocol and the Fediverse coexist?

Publish Date: Apr 28 '23
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Hey Devs, happy Friday 🦥💚

As always, it's been an eventful week in the tech industry. We've got a lot to talk about! And today I want to discuss a question from my inbox.

Today's question comes from DEV Community Member @erinposting, who also happens to be DEV's Social Media Manager.

Can the AT Protocol and the Fediverse coexist?

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  • Sloan the DEV Moderator
    Sloan the DEV ModeratorApr 28, 2023

    In case you're unfamiliar with either of these topics, you can learn more about each by checking out their tag pages on DEV:

    #atprotocol

    Social networking technology created by Bluesky

    #fediverse

    The place on DEV to discuss all things related to the fediverse.

    #activitypub

    The place on DEV to discuss the ActivityPub protocol.
  • Nico S___
    Nico S___Apr 28, 2023

    I just got an invite two days ago. It's looking promising. I think this has the potential to negate the first mover advantage. Like how Microsoft had tablets way before Apple, but who cares in the end, iPads are way better.
    If by Fediverse we refer to Activity Pub. Then I think there could be a future where both protocols work together for interoperability. That would be an amazing future.
    Regardless. They both need to solve the friction point of having to choose a server to host your identity, and finding people to follow and content to consume. Otherwise they will remain constrained to "tech-savvy" people.

    • Ben Sinclair
      Ben SinclairApr 29, 2023

      I think the logical next step in this argument is to wonder what would happen if both ended up constrained to "tech-savvy" people in five, or ten years' time. If they never got traction in the general population.

      I think ActivityPub or its compatible successor would be just fine with that. I'm not sure about AT, because I don't know enough about it, but while the goals are similar I get the feeling that socially it wants to rely on mass adoption.

      That might mean that AT "wins" if it gets more people, but I don't think either has to "lose".

  • Erin Bensinger
    Erin BensingerMay 1, 2023

    Interesting discussion going on in this thread over on Mastodon:

    Tim Chambers: "A good discussion on Mastodon/BlueSky protocol br…" - Indieweb.Social

    A good discussion on Mastodon/BlueSky protocol bridging starting here too: https://dev.to/devteam/devdiscuss-can-the-at-protocol-and-the-fediverse-coexist-4d74 cc: @activitypubblueskybridge@venera.social @@thepracticaldev@fosstodon.org

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