FIRSTCodes: New Slack chatroom for FRC software developers!

[Arhowk]

Don't we already have ChiefDelphi for this?

[Cel Skeggs]

Originally Posted by Arhowk

Don't we already have ChiefDelphi for this?

This is not a replacement for Chief Delphi, but a supplement to it. Chief Delphi is good for everything that should last a long time. For asking a short one-off question when it's not clear that anyone else will ever benefit from it, or for chatter about FRC software, Slack works well.

By all means - if this doesn't seem useful to you, don't bother using it. It's insufficient for someone to post things like code releases in it, because it doesn't count as "public" - so even if it were to gain a huge adoption, you'll still see everything important outside of the Slack.

[Carl C]

Why not use IRC? Easy to use, no invites needed, withstood the test of time for over twenty-five years.

[Ozuru]

Originally Posted by Carl C

Why not use IRC? Easy to use, no invites needed, withstood the test of time for over twenty-five years.

I came here to say the same thing.

[Cel Skeggs]

Originally Posted by Carl C

Why not use IRC? Easy to use, no invites needed, withstood the test of time for over twenty-five years.

I haven't recently tried IRC, but the consensus I've heard is that it requires users to download extra software (a barrier to entry), doesn't support cohesive communities across channels, feels twenty-five years outdated in terms of everything, and isn't necessarily easy to use for people new to it. I'm sure that IRC is the correct tool for many cases, but it doesn't sound to me like this is one of those cases. If you really like IRC, you can even use Slack's IRC gateway to connect to Slack.

I've resolved the invite problem: this link allows you to ask for an invite and automatically receive it.

[connor.worley]

I have yet to receive an invitation code. +1 for IRC.