Processwire Slack Channel

[Ole]

I've created a Slack Channel under the roof of the webDevs Slack Team.
At the moment there are mostly germans. But everyone is welcome.

Get an invite at http://webdevs.xyz/

[pwired]

You need an invite

edit: ah ok got it

[Beluga]

Better to use an open protocol like IRC. We hang out at #processwire. If you are new to IRC and want to get going fast: https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/processwire

For convincing yourself to avoid closed proprietary platforms you can read this article by the Mattermost guys: http://www.mattermost.org/why-we-made-mattermost-an-open-source-slack-alternative/

Ironically, while we were building communications software for our users, our company’s internal communications were failing. In 2013 (before Slack), we relied on another popular team messaging service, which became plagued with issues after it was sold to a large company. The service slowed. It froze. It crashed. It lost data. We tried to leave, but its export function broke. We asked other YC companies for advice. Half the companies responding used the same deteriorating service. Many felt just as trapped as us, because there weren’t good alternatives. We’d been using messaging instead of email for over a year, and it was impossible to go back. We needed a new solution.

[Beluga]

So which of you wise guys was this high guy on #processwire just now:

[19:00] <high> so you think you can code ?

[19:01] <high> Is everybody in private chat here ? So what's the use of this channel ?

[19:03] <high> C ya guys later

[LostKobrakai]

For anyone interested, there will be a (german) introduction hangout today about what that slack channel / community is all about and a little bit of craft talk (even though pw is also quite well represented).