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It's better for the overall ecosystem. Higher quality apps means more time spent on your phone. If we can't duplicate the features of the app that aren't domain-specific, it results in an overall worse feel for the end user.
Ok, but wasn't MySpace in ColdFusion? I don't know if they had anything today that is scalable on their backend.
Was NoSQL around back then? They're right about the custom hacking that is required and that Facebook does (i.e. MySQL).
Good web technologies existed at the time. They may have not had Rails or Django but servlets were certainly an option.
I don't like the all caps text. Looks a little pixelated to me.
Also, facebook should probably be capitalized.
Good luck.
Good idea I'd probably use it.
It's kind of bullshit. Too many people see YC as the be all end all.
Hey digital,
If you are interested, we could give you some API URLs to work with our JSON API at SpeakBin.com - we're an audio recording platform that integrates with Facebook and Twitter. We could use an iPhone app - if you're interested in getting on board drop an e-mail to dev@speakbin.com - I'll get back to you ASAP.