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by LinuxBender 2000 days ago
If you don't like SO then you may not like this idea, but IRC [1] is still alive and kicking. It's much smaller now because of discord and slack, but many of the highly technical people are still there. I am not on there very much these days mostly because some pockets are very much like SO in that, there is a bit of elitism and sub-culture specific etiquette. Just my opinion, some channels are great

[1] - https://freenode.net/
2 comments
claytongulick 2000 days ago
I need to get back on the IRC.

It used to be the whole internet to me.

Back in the 90s, I could never understand the appeal of www, when the IRC was so fun and interactive.

One of my worst tech predictions ever: "oh that web thing? That'll never take off. Who wants to just download and look at a bunch of formatted documents? You can already do that with a word processor".

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api 1999 days ago
"You can already do that with ..." is a kind of prediction anti-pattern. If often reveals someone who doesn't really understand the pros and cons of different methods or the hidden costs of the existing way of doing things.
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Barrin92 2000 days ago
>It's much smaller now because of discord

discord itself also hosts a ton of very lively programming communities.

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