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Sure, the UX is guiding you and it's also more in line with what people already know, each channel is a bit like a FB messenger conversation after all. You also
by NeutralForest 5y ago
Sure, the UX is guiding you and it's also more in line with what people already know, each channel is a bit like a FB messenger conversation after all. You also get instant feedback since you can see your message on the screen, unlike a mail where it sometimes seems that it's thrown into the void.
I think it's not as much a statement about ease of use but rather about comfort and playing into UX tropes everyone is used to now.
- cycomanic 5y agoBut both Zulip and Matrix work pretty much the same. So it's different to mailinglists (which I still regard as superior compared to chat programs, because of discoverability/searchability), but I don't see the superiority of Discord over Zulip/Matrix/Rocket ... At least not in context of FOSS programs.
- NeutralForest 5y agoThis I don't know tbh, it might just be a network effect: everyone is used to Discord so everybody keeps using it. Personally, I like forums for the same reason you like mailing lists.
- cycomanic 5y agoAgree with regards to forums. I think hyperkitty [1] is probably the best of both worlds, i.e. a forum-like webinterface to mailinglists. Not sure why this is not used more often. [1] https://gitlab.com/mailman/hyperkitty https://gitlab.com/mailman/hyperkitty
- NeutralForest 5y agoThanks for sharing, I didn't know about that!
- dongping 5y agoThat's the exact reason I find discord annoying. Instant gratification with its feedback means constant distraction. It might be okay for gaming, but using that for collaboration?
- NeutralForest 5y agoAgreed, a competent Markdown only (with code highlight) messaging system would be better.