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Re:Electron 4.0.0 by orf on Friday December 21, 2018 @07:12PM (#18737937)
Yeah, it's totally fair and correct to say that slack doesn't do anything more complicated than an IRC client did in 1995.

Try using the global search feature on Slack and tell me how that already existed in IRC circa 1995.

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Re:Electron 4.0.0 by eitland on Saturday December 22, 2018 @02:28AM (#18739468)
> Try using the global search feature on Slack and tell me how that already existed in IRC circa 1995.

Isn't that particular feature mostly implemented server side?

On the other hand, yes, I agree that modern messengers has a lot of features that my IRC clients missed (voice comes to mind). Also they are easier for mainstream users to use and administer, and, compared to old IRC, safer in a number of ways (although I'd add that we are seeing a number of new threats now).

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