[baisq]

I have also enjoyed and developed for irc a lot, but it's time to move on.

[outworlder]

Move on to what, though? Please don't say Slack or Discord.

I'm rooting for Matrix, personally.

[welterde]

Matrix is still kinda rough though. And there is no real lightweight homeserver implementation yet that I could find. Client situation is not much better. Maybe I am not the target audience, but I just want a simple, lightweight and minimalist client. The only thing that comes close is gomuks and maybe the matrix-plugin for weechat (a irc client), but both are extremely buggy right now for me.

[lrvick]

Try Dendrite. It is the light server you are looking for.

For a minimalist client try weechat.

[floren]

Have you done a Synapse -> Dendrite migration? I'd like to check it out, but there's a strong temptation to just leave things alone now that I have a working Synapse installation.

[zaik]

Maybe you should have a look at the XMPP internet standard.

[toast0]

Being a hermit.

[wrayjustin]

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug. But IRC still has a place in the modern _hacker_ landscape.