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With the recent discussion of FastMail shutting down their XMPP chat server[0], I thought it'd be interesting to share the history of chat services that sameroo
by Tehnix 11y ago
With the recent discussion of FastMail shutting down their XMPP chat server[0], I thought it'd be interesting to share the history of chat services that sameroom.io just sent out in an email.
Doing a ctrl-f/cmd-f for "XMPP" on the site only shows 6 matches, which says something about the lack of adoption of the standard. Not to imply causation through correlation, but it would indicate that the XMPP standard is lacking, seeing as everyone creates their own/uses another standard instead.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10572597 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10572597
- sdegutis 11y agoA few years ago, I tried and tried and tried to create my own native GUI chat client for Google Chat that used XMPP. It was dang near impossible. I don't know if it was because I was a terrible programmer or because the protocol was way too complex or because good documentation was just not there, or maybe a little of all of them. Either way, I never finished that app.
- nickpsecurity 11y agoIt's not just you: XMPP sucks. Just another example of Worse is Better meme where market is all over what they should've avoided instead of simpler, efficient, and effective alternatives. http://about.psyc.eu/XMPP http://about.psyc.eu/XMPP Note: Some info is probably dated by now but the issues will be clear. I'm guessing, but unsure, that fixing some probably added complexity to XMPP. That would reinforce other points that focus on that problem.