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Is using an IRC client any less intuitive compared to using a locally installed Slack client (or, in the past, using something like AIM, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Me

• walrus01 9y ago
  in my opinion, no, there are a lot of perfectly usable GUI IRC clients. technical teams can use irssi from the command line.
• throwanem 9y ago
  No, as long as you pick a client that supports automatic image unfurling, file sharing via some cloud storage service or other, a broad range of emoji including customizable ones (people care more than you think!), and run a bouncer so your users don't lose their entire scrollback every time they disconnect. I'm not saying that an IRC experience comparable to Slack can't be achieved. I'm saying that it is so much work to do so that, for many organizations, just paying Slack a few bucks a user makes a lot more sense than sinking scarce and vastly more expensive engineer time into reinventing that particular wheel.
  • walrus01 9y ago
    There are a number of people that will say automatic image unfurling and file sharing are unwanted features which also pose security risks, if you want to operate a truly internal-only text chat system...
    • throwanem 9y ago
      If you want a truly internal-only text chat system for security reasons, you're not looking at Slack to begin with.