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I've been on the lookout for good web IRC interfaces for years. This looks promising. Thanks!
You could also try subway[1] and kiwiirc[2]. [1]: https://github.com/thedjpetersen/subway [2]: https://github.com/prawnsalad/KiwiIRC
For <5 people, what does this give that a Skype Group conversation cant especially as people will need to instal/use another client ?
For <5 people, what does this give that a Skype Group conversation cant especially as people will need to instal/use another client ?
Awesome. I am just looking into chat options for our small but growing team. As an aside I think IRC is being sold short on this chart: https://www.hipchat.com/compare Nothing wrong against it since it is mosting a marketing comparison chart. IRC is fairly hard to use if you aren't familiar with it already so I get it. We decided to try out an IRC channel because it was easy to get started, no cost really, and knowin…
Shameless plug here, re: "IRC is fairly hard to use if you aren't familiar with it already" I'm currently working on a web based IRC client called Relay.js ( https://github.com/Fauntleroy/relay.js ), which is my attempt at making IRC a little more approachable. It's pretty basic at the moment, but I hope to make it something really special in the coming months.
I know there are programs that'll keep you online and collect chat logs even if you disconnect, but it seems ridiculous to have to set up a server just so I can chat.
If you fix this problem, I'd happily fork over at least $10/month, maybe more.
Aside from the phone applications, what makes Hipchat better than say, Skype?
It's essentially pretty IRC. What makes it better than IRC is a better question. The answer is that you don't have to setup and maintain an IRC server, and have the power of bots through APIs.
On the other hand, sending and receiving messages to IRC is pretty simple and straightforward. There are also tons of IRC libraries.
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Shameless plug here, re: "IRC is fairly hard to use if you aren't familiar with it already" I'm currently working on a web based IRC client called Relay.js ( https://github.com/Fauntleroy/relay.js ), which is my attempt at making IRC a little more approachable. It's pretty basic at the moment, but I hope to make it something really special in the coming months.
Ooh, if you're open to suggestions, my number one frustration with IRC goes like this: I'm connected and happily chatting, but then my Wifi blips and I'm disconnected. There's no chat log, so I don't know what I missed. And on crappy connections, this can happen pretty frequently. I know there are programs that'll keep you online and collect chat logs even if you disconnect, but it seems ridiculous to have to set up…
For now you can always try out https://www.irccloud.com or https://github.com/thedjpetersen/subway
Awesome. I am just looking into chat options for our small but growing team. As an aside I think IRC is being sold short on this chart: https://www.hipchat.com/compare Nothing wrong against it since it is mosting a marketing comparison chart. IRC is fairly hard to use if you aren't familiar with it already so I get it. We decided to try out an IRC channel because it was easy to get started, no cost really, and knowin…
Hipchat was extremely easy and multiplatform. It just worked. (except animated gifs sometimes) Even our strongest holdout for IRC has at least stopped talking about IRC.
The company has been iterating on their new mac os x client with releases every week or two since it launched. I'm still impressed with this company's quality and am psyched that we now have one less bill to pay.