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I don't disagree, but whether you're even aware of the XEPs and how it's presented to the user, is a critical factor in viewing it as "confusing". Gaim for ex
by aaravchen 8mo ago
I don't disagree, but whether you're even aware of the XEPs and how it's presented to the user, is a critical factor in viewing it as "confusing".
Gaim for example only even tells you about XEPs if you dig into the server settings, and then it shows a very good job of listing all XEPs from either the server or client and noting which are supported by each in a table if you're far enough down the rabbithole that this info is useful. But for a regular user they just log in and it Just Works (tm).
- singpolyma3 8mo agoYes I agree, apps should never mentioned XEPs. Most devs have no reason to even know about them, why would a user case? Some apps are built by protocol nerds and they like seeing the list. Maybe very hidden is ok but in general not something any user cares about.
- palata 8mo agoHow would devs not have to know about them? Say I want to write an XMPP-enabled app, how do I do it? Are there XMPP libraries that already implement all the required need protocols?
- singpolyma3 8mo agoYes. I work on one of them https://borogove.dev https://borogove.dev but there are a few others as well