Show HN: Peer-to-peer chat example built with JavaScript IPFS

Re:Show HN: Peer-to-peer chat example built with JavaScript ... by fiatjaf on Monday January 22, 2018 @09:19PM (#16210363)

So you write a chat message, store it on IPFS and then send the hash to the other party? Why don't you just send the message through whatever means you're sending the hash?

This kind of app doesn't seem like a good fit for the whole IPFS idea. The same applies to Orbit.

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Re:Show HN: Peer-to-peer chat example built with JavaScript ... by p2pchatter on Tuesday January 23, 2018 @04:49AM (#16212224)

No, you clearly didn't read the annotated source that is linked both from the application and various comments here on this submission.

The chat messages are being sent directly to the other party.

Why is that? I think this app fits very good with IPFS. Same applies to Orbit.

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Re:Show HN: Peer-to-peer chat example built with JavaScript ... by fiatjaf on Wednesday January 24, 2018 @04:27PM (#16226482)

So it doesn't use IPFS at all.

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