> I put a lot more faith in something that’s been going full speed ahead since the 80s than in a Silicon Valley fad startup. That's how I felt during the dot b

> I put a lot more faith in something that’s been going full speed ahead since the 80s than in a Silicon Valley fad startup. That's how I felt during the dot bomb era when I heard that General Electric had been eclipsed in market cap by one of the new startups, Amazon. Although IRC has an old heritage, it's arcane and user-hostile. To some extent it wants to be that way, to help keep the unwashed masses away. IRC isn't as easy to use as Slack for things like persistent history accessible from mobile and desktop, and integration to git. That's why alternatives are gaining ground. If this situation bothers you ideologically, there's actually something you can do! You can help open source alternatives be as easy to use and integrate as Slack is. If your goals are less ideological and you just want your team to immediately get on the task of solving business problems, consider Slack.