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It’s been virtually a 12 months since I’ve written the final submit on Jalup. What a protracted break… however as a few of you may need began to suspect, I’ve determined to shut down Japanese Degree Up.
Why?
2 years in the past, I initially talked about why I made a decision to take a break from the weblog part of the location. I assumed I would get inspiration to write down once more. However it by no means got here. I had thought-about making use of a few of my new “journey to turn into a programmer” data to studying Japanese, but it surely by no means felt proper, and I made a decision to maintain that story non-public.
I had massive desires to develop Jalup. Growth plans for all facets of the weblog and app. I deliberate on growing content material throughout decks, tales, conditions, and including in an entire bunch of cool new options on the app, redesigning the UI, and many others. However it simply by no means labored out. From the transition from the unique Anki decks to the native Jalup app, my blood, sweat, and tears elevated 5x. Sadly, progress remained about the identical.
Motivation slowly died. Jalup has been round for over 11 years, and I really feel like I’ve taken it so far as I can.
Typically I hear straight (or not directly) “You idiot! If solely you probably did X!!” Possibly issues would have been totally different. However I’m solely human. I make errors. I made selections with the data I had on the time. I made selections based mostly on what I wished the location to characterize.
On a extra private be aware: I need to have extra time to spend with my son. I need to have extra time to spend with my spouse. I need to get pleasure from simply having extra free time to take no matter new adventures come my means.
Maintaining Jalup, even with none updates all through the previous 12 months, took up an excessive amount of time and simply wasn’t price it to me anymore.
Sooooo, what’s going to occur?
*** All dates topic to vary. Please examine updates offered right here for any modifications. ***
Part 1 – Probably Promote or License?
Dates: April 4th to April twenty fifth, 2022
First, I wished to see if anybody (or group) was keen on buying or licensing Japanese Degree Up (or simply its mental property belongings)
This might embrace:
1. The weblog
2. All anki content material
3. All audio recordings
4. iOS and Android apps, codebase, git repository, and many others.
5. All art work
6. Anything I’m forgetting, that’s Jalup associated
Ship me an e mail together with your ideas, your value, and perhaps we will have a chat. I’ll solely entertain this dialog up till 4/25/2022. Critical inquiries/gives solely. I could not reply to everybody who emails me about it.
If I resolve to not promote, or nothing turns up out of those conversations, then we go to section 2. If Jalup is bought, you may ignore the remainder of this text.
Part 2 – Transition interval
Dates: April twenty sixth to September 1st 2022 (with attainable extension to finish of 12 months)
1. There will likely be no extra Jalup Weblog posts
2. There will likely be no extra updates to Anki or the Jalup app (iOS and Android)
3. Some folks nonetheless need to buy the Jalup app, protecting it on an previous gadget, and preserve it so long as attainable. I received’t discourage this – simply pay attention to the dangers. If you wish to buy the app, after which additionally obtain the Anki decks, that’s effective. Contact me to request this.
4. Promoting of the Anki decks right here may even proceed as regular. Even when Jalup closes down, person bought content material will stick with the person.
What about people who find themselves utilizing the native Jalup app?
The present plan is to maintain the apps out there on the app retailer/Google play till September 1st. Probably till the tip of this 12 months. That’s anyplace between 5-8 months from now. After this transition interval, the Jalup app will likely be faraway from the app retailer and Google play. Should you plan to proceed utilizing it as soon as Jalup closes, it’s endorsed that you simply make a copy of the app on an previous, additional gadget. A tool that you simply don’t plan on updating.
With out upkeep updates, the Jalup app may break at a serious OS replace, making it partly or completely unusable. The Jalup app at the moment works from iOS11 to iOS15, and Android 5-12. There aren’t any ensures for something after that. There’s additionally a risk that an replace to Android/iOS breaks the app earlier than this transition interval ends.
I don’t plan on any additional updates to the apps throughout the transition interval, even when it stops working due the earlier talked about modifications. So please plan early.
As soon as section 2 begins, anybody who has bought the Jalup app on iOS or Android can e mail me with their buy receipt to obtain a free Anki model of the app. This may permit anybody who doesn’t need to preserve it on a tool a solution to proceed utilizing the content material for the very long run. There’s in all probability a solution to convert progress from Jalup to Anki (so if somebody desires to create that information, they will go forward).
Part 3 – The tip
Date: September 1st, 2022 (with attainable extension to the tip of the 12 months)
1. Jalup, the location will likely be deleted, and all knowledge eliminated.
2. Jalup, the apps will likely be faraway from the app retailer.
3. The Jalup e mail tackle will likely be disabled.
4. The present discord channel… I’m leaving as much as the moderators to resolve what they need to do with the channel. They had been those who created it, so I’m leaving it as much as their choice. Jalup (which received’t exist) will now not formally be affiliated with it. I’ll now not be taking part in it.
Apologies and Gratitude
I apologize to anybody who has trusted Jalup, and is in the midst of their Japanese journey. There’s nonetheless the prolonged transition interval, so you may nonetheless use the native apps in your units (particularly in the event you preserve it round on an older gadget), and you should have entry to the Anki decks. However I do know it isn’t an amazing feeling to have purchased/used a service for a very long time to search out out it’s closing down. I’m very sorry for this.
I additionally need to take the time to thank everybody who has ever visited Jalup over the previous 11 years. Too many individuals to call individually, however with out all of you which have contributed alongside the way in which, Jalup would by no means have come this far. It’s been an absolute honor working with you all! I additionally need thank my spouse Yuki, the “voice” of Jalup. Her infinite assist actually helped make Jalup attainable.
I want everybody the perfect of luck with studying Japanese, and I hope each final certainly one of you achieves your desires of fluency!
– Adam
Founding father of Jalup. iOS Software program Engineer. Former lawyer, translator, and interpreter. Nonetheless watching 月曜から夜ふかし weekly since 2013.
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