I agree that the support for east Asian languages is horrendous, but Duolingo is optimised for romance languages, as it should be. The average person just wants to learn a little French as a hobby, and that's okay. I personally love the app and have used it as a stepping stone twice to get to content on YouTube or Twitch where you need an A2-ish level to start participating.
Too many programmer types lose the forest for the trees. They think purely in terms of their definition of "better", not their customer. Flashy UI, marketing, and gamification are what most people want.
Too many programmer types lose the forest for the trees. They think purely in terms of their definition of "better", not their customer. Flashy UI, marketing, and gamification are what most people want.