this post was submitted on 28 Dec 2023
20 points (88.5% liked)

Learn Programming

1625 readers
1 users here now

Posting Etiquette

  1. Ask the main part of your question in the title. This should be concise but informative.

  2. Provide everything up front. Don't make people fish for more details in the comments. Provide background information and examples.

  3. Be present for follow up questions. Don't ask for help and run away. Stick around to answer questions and provide more details.

  4. Ask about the problem you're trying to solve. Don't focus too much on debugging your exact solution, as you may be going down the wrong path. Include as much information as you can about what you ultimately are trying to achieve. See more on this here: https://xyproblem.info/

Icon base by Delapouite under CC BY 3.0 with modifications to add a gradient

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Ategon@programming.dev
JaumeI@programming.dev
bugsmith@programming.dev
20
Anyone uses IRC? Why? (programming.dev)
submitted 10 months ago by actual_patience@programming.dev to c/learn_programming@programming.dev
17 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

I was exploring an obscure Linux distro when I noticed they're contact page had an IRC client. You can connect to the IRC via Matrix, but the people there prefer pure IRC.

My question is do other programmers use IRC? Also why?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

why not.

many people just want some text. i know its hard to beleive, but not all systems can be EEE when the users dont give 2 shits about your bells and whistles. fuck discord.

irc is simple, incredibly flexible and not reliant on big giant server products. so i would push back.. why not irc?

[–] actual_patience@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'll throw in an argument:

Any company owned alternative can be seen as a bad idea. But what about open source alternatives?

Unless you're using a "bells and whistles" irc client, you probably don't have chat logging. Replying to older messages isn't really an implemented feature either. People just say the name of the person they're responding to, but unless you have the chat history, you will be out of the loop.

Compare that to Matrix which has all of this functionality. They're close to Discord in design, but open source. A lot more features are built-in the software, server side. All the while not carrying the proprietary baggage of Discord.

These features are not "necessary" for communication, but I find them pretty darn useful. So I'm just stunned that other people are okay not having these features.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 10 months ago

there are a bajillion irc implementations. pretending only the big players have those features is really kinda silly.

i get it, youre a matrix fan.

you do you, but those devs you asked about are perfectly happy with whatever irc client/server they are using.

[–] vsh@lemm.ee -1 points 10 months ago

Your messages are not protected on IRC. This protocol is OUTDATED. Don't use it for your own safety.