I do from time to time, but grudgingly. I think the time has come for the Slack/Mattermost/Rocket.Chat model for a number of reasons: 1. Better support for h

I do from time to time, but grudgingly. I think the time has come for the Slack/Mattermost/Rocket.Chat model for a number of reasons: 1. Better support for hypermedia 2. Acceptance with more non-technical users, who often plan an important role in development 3. Mobile-friendliness means I can close the laptop and continue the conversation on the train easily 4. History logs are much easier to search 5. Commercial support 6. Backwards compatibility with IRC via plugins The channels I follow are: - #django - #react - #elasticsearch This has been on my mind recently as I've started a Slack group for the Stockholm Tech community [1], and I've also been validating the need one for the Django Community as well. [1] - https://stockholm-tech.m3b.net https://stockholm-tech.m3b.net