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Im surprised no one brings up how bad Slack's infrastructure or backend design is. It's my slowest app from launch to signed in and can see the latest message.
by neximo64 10y ago
Im surprised no one brings up how bad Slack's infrastructure or backend design is. It's my slowest app from launch to signed in and can see the latest message.
In the old days MSN messenger was faster.
- mercer 10y agoSo it's not just me! I have issues with Slack quite regularly, from messages simply not appearing on web (usually iOS works fine) to the app not being able to reconnect without a hard refresh. Add to that the slow 'boot-up' and memory usage and all in all the experience is quite disappointing, especially for such a loved product where good connectivity should be a core requirement.
- tluyben2 10y agoI think I read somewhere the client is hybrid? That does not explain the very bad connectivity but could explain boot up and memory. I find it quite weird that so many techies adore it to be honest.
- mercer 10y agoOh yeah, it's most definitely a 'web app' packaged as an executable. I mean, I get why people like it. When it works it's a pretty decent experience (and I grew up with IRC).
- tluyben2 10y agoIt makes Slack unusable for me from my house and in China...
- rvanmil 10y agoThe popularity of Slack despite their horrible apps never ceases to amaze me.