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It's a React Native app built with Expo (SDK 54), running on the Hermes JavaScript engine. The backend is WordPress with a custom REST API. The app was built by an entity called "forty-five-press" according to the Expo config.

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[–] webkitten@piefed.social 46 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Anyone have any idea who the devs are? According to the owner tag in the code, it's: https://devfortyfive.com/ but there's no information on the people behind it.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Most transparent administration! /s

Yeah, having the real people behind it hidden is basically the norm for Trump admin.

[–] olympicyes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Probably an openclaw server attached to Don Jr’s bank account.

[–] fiat_lux@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Some guy in Utah, apparently. The company was registered on the 18th of March.
Screenshot of Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code Entity InformationFor DEV FORTY FIVE LLC

Via Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code Business Registration search which did not allow a direct link to individual results.

[–] SpeakerToLampposts@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

So according to that, the company's address (both physical and mailing) is 3739 E Sandstone Way, Washington, UT, 84780-1952.

(from https://maps.app.goo.gl/q48YJf3XndfY5Ges8)
...yeah, honestly that's about what I expected.

[–] fiat_lux@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's a rental. I'm wondering if it's not basically a front. The guy listed is a ~~22 year old~~ (edit: age is maybe not the same guy) "head of engineering" for a company owned/run by Blue Rocket Incorporated, which seems to typically be a parent company to a lot of places.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Lmao what even is that stupid-ass useless lawn.

[–] NekoKoneko@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

So...to be clear, this was formed just prior to the release of the app, and almost certainly the app was being developed by this person/group before then.

Sure would be good to know what public funds were used to pay for this app (I assume too much), and whether there was a bidding process (I assume there wasn't), and whether this person is someone the decision-maker already had some relationship/connection to (I assume that was the case).

Because regardless of the public value of a tracking & propaganda window favoring one party (none), it would be completely shocking, just totally unheard of, if this was a corrupt overpayment and misuse of public funds to pay for substandard work to personal and political connections.

I mean, we didn't just see this happen with Noem or anything.

[–] Wispy2891@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Or maybe it was vibe coded in one day

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Judging by the fact that tabs in the app go to webpages… seems like not much was probably spent in developing it.

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Probably actually 45 Press, they've been around a while

https://45press.com/