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Re:Show HN: A new image sharing service by bosdev on Monday March 14, 2016 @03:16PM (#11284857)
> Why did it [take] a year to develop?

I believe this is your answer (from the About page):

> Almost every piece of code is ad hoc, built from the ground up to be as lightweight and efficient as possible.

My opinion is they most likely built many things which were already available in the open-source world.

Re:Show HN: A new image sharing service by CaptSpify on Monday March 14, 2016 @07:10PM (#11286274)
> ...built from the ground up to be as lightweight and efficient as possible.

This is my favorite part. So many sites start out this way, then become slow, unresponsive and bulky. Here's to hoping it stays slim and quick.