Re:Ask HN: Do You Miss IRC?
by VonChair on Friday February 14, 2020 @04:37PM
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I miss the feeling you had using it and the fun bots people made in some channels. I do not miss the difficulty of getting less technical users onto it and it's lack of portability with out some work. New tools these days make the portability aspect easy and barrier to entry low for less technical users which expands the user base of a lot of platforms today.
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Re:Ask HN: Do You Miss IRC?
by blablabla123 on Saturday February 15, 2020 @08:14AM
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On the other hand, even if the barrier is a bit higher, nice things will eventually be used by everyone even if it evolves some research and learning - or seeking help from others. The most difficult thing about IRC is probably picking a unique user name or even registering one. But yeah, especially non-tech channels had a fun vibe, something I completely miss from Slack or Facebook.