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Do we know if the BookWyrm source code is of a good quality? I know developers always prefer starting from scratch, but sometimes it is actually the best idea.
I suppose everyone's definition of good quality code differs but you have a point about starting from scratch and if the idea was to create a more general/modular then it might make sense.
All I can say is take a look, they've had to solve a lot of problems most variations would also need to solve but, even starting from scratch, the solutions could be brought over.
I had a shufti at the codebase, but I'm not enough of a Python dev to have an opinion.
I'm currently still planning on getting a Letterboxd sub on Black Friday, but I'd love for there to be a good open-source alternative - just not enough to code in Python to help make it happen! One is on my to-do list, but it's already several lifetimes long...
Yes, I don't know enough Python to be able to take it on but I keep an eye open for these kinds of threads and throw in some context in the hope that this time it might get enough traction.