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The key is to be terrible and simple from the beginning. IRC works just as poorly today as 30 years ago.

mschuster91 3y ago
Which is why its usage has declined ever more and more thanks to Discord, which is a pain in itself. Freenode's collapse in particular pushed a lot of people to just say "fuck it" to IRC in general.
- zelphirkalt 3y ago
  Although, at least what works today works tomorrow on IRC. Same cannot be claimed from MS Teams or Discord ...
- mmis1000 3y ago
  I think it is already killed by telegram even before discord emerges. The only thing you can't do on other IM other than IRC is having a really big chatroom that contains thousands of people. But it is no longer the case after telegram. BTW, i think an irc bot is a good target if you are starting to learn writing a network program. The protocol is really simple(don't need complex xml parser...etc) yet requires all technique you need to write a proper client.
  - tenebrisalietum 3y ago
    IRC is so trivial that hosting your own is easy. Telegram is awesome but it's still centralized.
    - mmis1000 3y ago
      The same argument applies to discord. Well discord is great but no self-host, and teamspeak can be self-hosted. The reality? Nobody cares. Even for most tech related communities. Most people just want somewhere they can share a join link to other to allow other to join without hassle.
- Dalewyn 3y ago
  Freenode collapsing had everything to do with humanity being terrible and nothing to do with IRC itself. Given similar people, similar collapses can happen to Discord or any other communication medium of your choice.
- prepend 3y ago
  Check again in 30 more years. I’m guessing discord will have zero users and Teams will be on its 10 different product name. But I expect IRC will still have its users. That’s like comparing the US empire to the Roman empire. They haven’t been around long enough to talk about popularity.

Which is why its usage has declined ever more and more thanks to Discord, which is a pain in itself. Freenode's collapse in particular pushed a lot of people to just say "fuck it" to IRC in general.

zelphirkalt 3y ago
Although, at least what works today works tomorrow on IRC. Same cannot be claimed from MS Teams or Discord ...
mmis1000 3y ago
I think it is already killed by telegram even before discord emerges. The only thing you can't do on other IM other than IRC is having a really big chatroom that contains thousands of people. But it is no longer the case after telegram. BTW, i think an irc bot is a good target if you are starting to learn writing a network program. The protocol is really simple(don't need complex xml parser...etc) yet requires all technique you need to write a proper client.
- tenebrisalietum 3y ago
  IRC is so trivial that hosting your own is easy. Telegram is awesome but it's still centralized.
  - mmis1000 3y ago
    The same argument applies to discord. Well discord is great but no self-host, and teamspeak can be self-hosted. The reality? Nobody cares. Even for most tech related communities. Most people just want somewhere they can share a join link to other to allow other to join without hassle.
Dalewyn 3y ago
Freenode collapsing had everything to do with humanity being terrible and nothing to do with IRC itself. Given similar people, similar collapses can happen to Discord or any other communication medium of your choice.
prepend 3y ago
Check again in 30 more years. I’m guessing discord will have zero users and Teams will be on its 10 different product name. But I expect IRC will still have its users. That’s like comparing the US empire to the Roman empire. They haven’t been around long enough to talk about popularity.