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Conversations are fine as long as messages contain complete thoughts that merit a response. Saying hey in one message, then typing and then sending the message
by bostonsre 5y ago
Conversations are fine as long as messages contain complete thoughts that merit a response. Saying hey in one message, then typing and then sending the message does no one any good, all it does is interrupt the receiver and force a context switch before you can run any instructions/respond.
- c22 5y agoI remember on ICQ I used to like to use the mode where you saw each character your partner typed. Google Wave was satisfying in that way too.
- SamPatt 5y agoSome data modes on ham radio work like this. You can even see them fix typos over the air. Lots of fun.
- jon-wood 5y agoI have no ideas how many times I'd have been fired if Slack did this. Let's just say my first pass on a message in the heat of the moment can sometimes be less than professional.
- lrvick 5y agoWhen talking in person over some beers that is exactly what you get. I talk to people in chat like I would IRL. Personally I only like working with people that don't feel they need a filter. I sure don't have one. I find it is easier to trust people that say what they think and feel as they think and feel it. If you think "this code is an insecure joke and I keep trying to convince myself why we should not scrap it all and start over", then say it. I said that to a CEO once and he admitted he wrote most of that code, thanked me for my candor, and agreed it should be rewritten given how important it had become.
- bqmjjx0kac 5y agoLive typing would really trip me up. I'd probably wind up drafting my messages in a text editor and pasting them in.