Context, I’ve got some web dev experience but it’s all self taught from enjoying it as a hobby. Personally, the design aspect is probably worse for me.
I’ve been toying with the idea of trying to do something with the Lemmy API (even if it’s never shared publicly) but I’ve seen a handful of people complain about the API, is it really that bad?
I’d probably use React if I did do something.
EDIT: This is a prototype design I came up with, I'll play around with the API and see what I can do. I think that it could be a fun project, thanks for all the help!
You could reach out directly to some of the app developers. Their usernames are listed on the !lemmyapps@lemmy.world megathread. Also check out !lemmy_dev@programming.dev for other applications of the API. A lot if people are doing some pretty creative stuff that is worth checking out!