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As an IRC, Slack, and Matrix user and netadmin, I will say that Slack and other nextgen chat services have a few advantages over IRC: - automatic backlog resum
by Spoom 9y ago
As an IRC, Slack, and Matrix user and netadmin, I will say that Slack and other nextgen chat services have a few advantages over IRC:
- automatic backlog resumption
- server stored pageable backlog
- continuous presence (you don't disappear from the channel when you leave, you're just marked as away)
- authentication built into the spec rather than implemented using a "services" layer
- general upgrades to what is allowed in the chat, such as long pastes, inline images, and file uploads
If you haven't tried Matrix yet (the best client is probably Riot at https://riot.im/ https://riot.im/ ), I encourage you to give it a try. It's essentially next generation IRC.
- wizbright 9y agoThat sounds like having an irc client connected to say ZNC. It has all of the same features and has been around for years..
- Spoom 9y agoSure, but a bouncer is another layer on top of your connection to the server, when architecturally it's much better to have the server manage that for you.
- Sir_Cmpwn 9y agoWhy should end users care about the architecture? It's architecturally a hell of a lot better than a massive electron app that eats all of your RAM!