VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat's something that's seen as Obsolete, but isn't?message-squaremessage-square212fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down12
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minus-squareDrew@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up39·2 months agoIRC: simplest way of communicating online, and a bouncer can be availed for free Forums: great store of knowledge and friendly, helpful people. If you ask a question in discord, nobody will ever see the answer again.
minus-squareCarrotsHaveEars@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoI can’t related more on the second one. Slack and Microsoft Teams seems to be the default way to communicate in corporate environments.
minus-squareeasily3667@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·2 months agoWhy use IRC when you could use matrix
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoBecause setting up an IRC server is way, way easier than setting up a matrix server. It’s also a lot more reliable. The downside is that it’s text only
minus-squaremonk@lemmy.unboiled.infolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoBecause even IRC is better than matrix
minus-squareVeldtSchema@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkNederlandsarrow-up2·2 months agoMan, I really want to get back into IRC. Is there any good client you can recommend?
minus-squareDrew@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoHalloy seems to be a popular choice on desktop. Goguma on android according to https://libera.chat/guides/clients
IRC: simplest way of communicating online, and a bouncer can be availed for free
Forums: great store of knowledge and friendly, helpful people. If you ask a question in discord, nobody will ever see the answer again.
I can’t related more on the second one. Slack and Microsoft Teams seems to be the default way to communicate in corporate environments.
Why use IRC when you could use matrix
Because setting up an IRC server is way, way easier than setting up a matrix server. It’s also a lot more reliable. The downside is that it’s text only
Because even IRC is better than matrix
Man, I really want to get back into IRC. Is there any good client you can recommend?
Halloy seems to be a popular choice on desktop. Goguma on android according to https://libera.chat/guides/clients
Thank you!