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Re:A major reason for departures at Slack was “remote work r... by krzyk on Monday May 25, 2020 @02:21AM (#23298501)
Well, such collaboration was pre-slack - it was called IRC.

I like it very much, it is like email, but faster, less formal (and no, it doesn't replace email, both have different uses for me).

It is similar to instant messaging, but you can ask a question to more than one person at once.

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Re:A major reason for departures at Slack was “remote work r... by 6510 on Monday May 25, 2020 @06:56AM (#23299864)
Mixing in users asking and answering questions keeps developers honest... ehh I mean kept. You also don't go blabbering about lunch on topical irc channels.
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Re:A major reason for departures at Slack was “remote work r... by jimmydorry on Monday May 25, 2020 @08:57AM (#23300480)
Who else were you going to tell people about that good sandwich?
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