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bossanova808 · 10-06-2017, 08:01 PM

I am also very much not a fan of the new content server. Nor are a bunch of folks I share a server with. For browsing and discovery, i.e. as a library, it really does not work well (considerably less so than the previous version) - and the design is straight out of 90s.

I'm curious why the content server in Calibre was not built to support a standard modern contemplating system to allow for easy replacement? I would have though that would attract good web devs. Twig, or the python equivalent.

Running a separate server is much more of a pain. I am aware of the various replacement projects but I just can't see why Calibre itself, given it was clearly being re-built in this area, would not have been updated to a more modern approach?

10-06-2017, 08:01 PM	#6
bossanova808 Enthusiast Posts: 35 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: Many	I am also very much not a fan of the new content server. Nor are a bunch of folks I share a server with. For browsing and discovery, i.e. as a library, it really does not work well (considerably less so than the previous version) - and the design is straight out of 90s. I'm curious why the content server in Calibre was not built to support a standard modern contemplating system to allow for easy replacement? I would have though that would attract good web devs. Twig, or the python equivalent. Running a separate server is much more of a pain. I am aware of the various replacement projects but I just can't see why Calibre itself, given it was clearly being re-built in this area, would not have been updated to a more modern approach? Last edited by bossanova808; 10-06-2017 at 08:23 PM.