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copied!<p>I've implemented some sites with Facebook Connect. The short answer is yes; it's flaky. Load times can be very long, API calls often fail, images don't load, and there's the awful reality of having to use third-party cookies. The documentation is decent, but often dated. </p> <p>You'll just have to weigh the gains you get (huge community, really cool cross-pollination, template posting, friend-linking) versus the headaches of being a Facebook developer. The platform is super young though, and it'll be worth it to implement in the long run. I wouldn't recommend replacing a traditional user/pass system completely right now, but it's great for linking accounts and posting "wall posts" to user feeds (which is pretty easy to implement).</p> <p>One of my biggest gripes with Facebook development is that you have to create <em>new</em> applications for every environment. Have a local server? Application. Have a development server? Application. The live server? Another application. Each is tied to a base domain, and there's no way to add multiple domains (though sub-domains work). You have to configure each application for each environment. Also, the fact that you can't "edit" wall templates is tough as well; you have to delete and start over as far as I know (even if you just want to correct spelling or something).</p> <p>It's weird. Some aspects of Facebook development are an absolute <strong>joy</strong> to work with. And some are the worst development experiences I've had.</p>

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