Farcaster Topics

Proposal
When someone runs out of storage, it will clear oldest info for that user
Proposal will compress the store, defragment link follows
Lets you continue to follow link
Will help reduce traffic on the hubs
Any devs that actively handle link data should review
Hub owners should upgrade ASAP when this release comes out May 1st or the official release date
Clients who want to track unfollows can opt out, but the chances are the space is more valuable

New releases and updates to sync data to Postres

Ephemeral frames

Spec
Multi step actions, closing the loop between actions and frames
Should be ready in the next few days
Message @horsefacts or @deodad if you want to be in a group DC with alpha testers

Warpcast Updates

Reducing spam and increasing signal across the app

Precursor to a change coming to Warpcast called priority mode
Going to automatically put people into it as Warpcast team expects people will want it by default
Social graph based, you will not see casts that are not in your graph
Similar to how notifications works with priority mode
Will eventually carry to channels, will take longer to implement
In Dan’s opinion its easier to solve how to boost better new users vs fighting spam
Warpcast team is currently doing a split test with priority ordering and seems to be working really well
Will make it harder to get the power badge, will need to be adjusted. But as stated before, easier problem to solve

Improving reliability and the user experience

DCs have been tough from an architecture perspective because it has to be real time unlike a feed
After DC has been improved, they want to focus on
- Programability - 4-6 weeks
- Interoperability - other clients can connect into DCs - end of the year
- Encryption - end to end, so messages are private - months after that
Focus is making something that will stick and has the consumer quality of apps like Whatsapp or Signal