Real-Real-Time Chat
Productivity
team chat
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How HN took it
1 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score -0.37.
Idea: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Live typing is a distinctive, interesting idea
From 2 comments
I tried it, the idea might be good for short chats and fast-moving discussions, since it avoids interrupting other people mid-thought. I feel it is only for very specific use…
vipipiccf on HNThat reminds me of split-screen BBS chats. Every keypress is sent immediately to the peer and echoed on your own screen as well. It was quite fun, kind of a collaborative editing…
sev_verso on HN
Objections
Live typing feels stressful and distracting for the writer
From 2 comments
Real-real time meaning other people see your message as you type it? This is a feature that would actually discourage me from using the chat. Having to control how your message…
curtisblaine on HNIt'd be good to know when something typed has "gone live" or is every keystroke submitted in realtime? Google Wave had that. Can lead to embarrassment and clutter/distraction.…
adrianwaj on HN
Unclear value versus Reddit or Discord
From 1 comment
I tried it but whats the value prop it offers compared to reddit or discord?
arjunthazhath on HN
Too many chat apps already; hard to get adoption
From 1 comment
it looks like a cool system but the market currently has so many chat apps/webapps that i dont think this will become very popular
logic-designer on HN
Blank-canvas start with no content may hinder adoption
From 1 comment
I love the technolgy, but adoption is going to be too blank canvas for most people. There's no good queues, organization, work flow, etc; no extant content to get into the flow,…
cyanydeez on HN
Requests
Compose full message before sending option
From 1 comment
That's fair and something I know will is a love/hate kind of thing. I think if you truly experience a conversation in this format, your opinion on the 'sensibility' of this…
levmiseri on HN
Time delay or buffer before text is shown live
From 1 comment
It'd be good to know when something typed has "gone live" or is every keystroke submitted in realtime? Google Wave had that. Can lead to embarrassment and clutter/distraction.…
adrianwaj on HN
Background color cues for message status
From 1 comment
It'd be good to know when something typed has "gone live" or is every keystroke submitted in realtime? Google Wave had that. Can lead to embarrassment and clutter/distraction.…
adrianwaj on HN
Questions
Is every keystroke sent in real time?
From 1 comment
It'd be good to know when something typed has "gone live" or is every keystroke submitted in realtime? Google Wave had that. Can lead to embarrassment and clutter/distraction.…
adrianwaj on HN
Alternatives named
Reddit
From 2 comments
I tried it but whats the value prop it offers compared to reddit or discord?
arjunthazhath on HNI love the technolgy, but adoption is going to be too blank canvas for most people. There's no good queues, organization, work flow, etc; no extant content to get into the flow,…
cyanydeez on HN
Discord
From 1 comment
I tried it but whats the value prop it offers compared to reddit or discord?
arjunthazhath on HN
Google Wave
From 1 comment
It'd be good to know when something typed has "gone live" or is every keystroke submitted in realtime? Google Wave had that. Can lead to embarrassment and clutter/distraction.…
adrianwaj on HN
Super Hot-inspired chat
From 1 comment
I created something similar at https://chat.lasagna.pizza. No room support yet that's why I haven't published it. But anyone willing to give it a go, its a real-real time chat…
kinduff on HN