Unlocking development with ActivityPub Client to Server API
H.2215 (Ferrer) | Day 1 | 13:10 - 13:20 | Speakers: Django Doucet
Abstract
Since Mastodon, a prominent adopter of ActivityPub, developed its own client API, it has been embraced by various projects, even reaching beyond microblogging platforms. Despite its potential, the ActivityPub Client-to-Server API has received minimal attention, leading many platform developers to overlook it in favour of building bespoke or third-party solutions.
My talk will explore the unfulfilled promise of a general-purpose client built on ActivityPub's Client API. By developing a general-purpose client app, participating in the specification work, and addressing its shortcomings, we can initiate a new cycle of client app development. This approach will empower platform developers to innovate new services, fostering broader adoption and exploration of ActivityPub’s Federation capabilities across diverse platforms.
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Django is a Social Web Developer and Continuing Instructor of Digital Design at NAIT He has contributed to various ActivityPub projects over the years, such as WordPress ActivityPub, Immers.Space, and is now developing a Progressive Web App to push the boundaries of what is possible with the ActivityPub Client API.
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