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Why do all new chat clients look like Slack? We're rapidly moving towards a monoculture of chat UIs. I'd like to see a return to less intrusive chat apps, with
by Jaruzel 10y ago
Why do all new chat clients look like Slack? We're rapidly moving towards a monoculture of chat UIs.
I'd like to see a return to less intrusive chat apps, with more minimal UIs that don't take up most of the desktop real estate. The most common screen resolution out there? 1366x768. I kid you not. IRC has it's many flaws, but the clients still understood the meaning of good information density.
People seem to forget that chat is a communication medium first and foremost, and not a multimedia based experience.
- yAnonymous 10y ago>Why do all new chat clients look like Slack? Laziness so they can use the same styles on all devices. For the same reason many websites have mobile style buttons and fonts that are way too big on desktops. Mobile first sucks if not done properly.
- raesene6 10y agoElectron is the short answer to that. From what I've seen pretty much all the "new wave" cross platform chat apps are based on electron and a lot of the companies are emulating slack. In combination that leads to a lot very similar looking programs.