I'd also suggest giving Discord [0] a try. There's a few tech communities that have migrated from Slack to Discord, with one of the main benefits being that you

I'd also suggest giving Discord [0] a try. There's a few tech communities that have migrated from Slack to Discord, with one of the main benefits being that you can access and search the full history for free. It also uses fewer resources and it's overall snappier in my experience. The top example that comes to mind is Reactiflux [1], which at the time of migration I believe was one of the largest free Slack servers. IMO, Slack can be pretty great for remote teams, although I agree you can definitely abuse it too hard and end up wasting time. One benefit of using text chat to have a discussion is that it you can easily scan through it and reference any section. There's also certain kinds of discussions which I think are easier to have through text, especially when you want to provide references and examples. It also makes it easier for introverts and non-fluent speakers to participate. On the other hand, physical discussions are hard to beat when you're whiteboarding or drawing diagrams, especially if you're still exploring the problem domain. You don't have to limit yourself to any single discussion format. [0] https://discordapp.com/ https://discordapp.com/ [1] https://www.reactiflux.com/ https://www.reactiflux.com/