Your chat app is great but imagine if we can send/share audio clips too.
Your chat app is great but imagine if we can send/share video clips too.
Your chat app is great but imagine if we can send/share live video too.
Your chat app is great but imagine if we can send/share money too.
Your chat app is great but imagine if we can send/share conference meetings too.
Your chat app is great but imagine if we can send/share calendar invites too.
Your chat app is great but imagine if we can send/share food delivery requests too.
Your chat app is great but imagine if we can send/share gaming sessions too.
Your chat app is great but imagine if we can send/share X too.
There is no limit on X. The internet is about sharing X. a chat app is about sharing X. There is no bound to how much it can grow really.
BTW, i think an irc bot is a good target if you are starting to learn writing a network program. The protocol is really simple(don't need complex xml parser...etc) yet requires all technique you need to write a proper client.
The reality? Nobody cares. Even for most tech related communities. Most people just want somewhere they can share a join link to other to allow other to join without hassle.
Given similar people, similar collapses can happen to Discord or any other communication medium of your choice.
But I expect IRC will still have its users.
That’s like comparing the US empire to the Roman empire. They haven’t been around long enough to talk about popularity.
To 'become' horrible there has to have been a period where it wasn't. AFAIK that doesn't apply to teams, lol
It's no coincidence that my favorite note taking app is ... Apple's Notes App. I've used other apps but I've found that all that heft from all the extra features makes it more of a hassle for me in the end.
I get how it happens, even my current employer / small team are looking into internal documentation routes and ... oh man the list of things people want just goes on and I fear leads to some beastly solution.