I came across Reddit's support page which mentions they use the Pylons framework. However, I noticed that Pylons is deprecated and replaced by Pyramid. The info on the support page was supposedly updated 5 months ago, but I'm unsure if it's correct. Can anyone clarify what framework Reddit is using for their frontend?
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If you check the source code of the webpage, you’ll find some hints. For example, I saw a line that mentions providing a CSP nonce for Lit, indicating they might be using it for their frontend.
Yeah, they definitely use Lit according to this link: https://lit.dev/. It's a solid framework that doesn't get enough recognition for how often it's used.
To anyone reading this: if you build a component system or even an app, check out Lit. It's really awesome!
No way they use just Lit, dude.
I usually recommend builtwith.com for looking up these details, but it seems Reddit has blocked them. I think old Reddit was built with React, but not sure what they’re using now.
I think old Reddit was React too! Not sure what they're using nowadays.
If you’re on the web version of Reddit, you can install the Wappalyzer plug-in on Firefox or Chrome. It shows all the technologies a website is built with, including what Reddit uses.
You could possibly figure it out by using browser devtools to inspect the site’s code. Though at the end of the day, all frameworks boil down to basic HTML, JS, and CSS, right?
Maybe if there are explicit comments? That makes sense.
Thanks. This is helpful.