Alternatives

Products that do what My collection of the most fat programming chats: RoR, JS, iOS etc. does

1
Let's Chat▲321
Like Slack, but opensource and self-hosted.
2015
2GC
Gitter – Chat for GitHub▲243
2013 · gitter.im
3
Total.js Messenger▲181
A small, open-source alternative to Slack
2017
4
JibJab Talkies▲110
Make messaging GREAT again!
2017
5IM
I made a command-line Slack chat client▲90
2015 · github.com
6
Codecrap▲93
Where developers go to laugh and cry
2014
7SC
Seddit.com, a chat site based around Reddit▲47
2012 · seddit.com
8
Rocket.Chat▲152
Your own open source Slack-like chat
2015
9
Tung▲96
A social podcast player
2016
10
Whir▲89
Awesome CLI chat for developers.
2017
11IM
I made a command-line iMessage interface▲130
2015 · github.com
12
Talkk▲81
Great conversations about any topic
2016
13
Developer Ipsum▲110
Lorem for nerds
2021
14
Tlk ▲95
A simple web chat
2013
15WA
We actually built chat for GitHub - Kato.im▲17
2013 · kato.quora.com
16SC
Simplest chat for platforms and marketplaces▲47
2012 · gaglers.com
17MA
Miaou, an OS chat for developers and gamers▲58
2016 · github.com
18FA
Findr, an omegle like chat made with Node.js, socket.io and angularJS▲52
2016 · findr.mybluemix.net
19TC
Talking Code – Technical podcast for nontechnical people▲45
2015 · talkingcode.com
20TI
Talktech.io – a search engine for tech talks▲35
2019 · talktech.io
21PC
Prompts.chat: a community-powered collection of useful ChatGPT prompts▲8
2022 · prompts.chat
22ML
My learn-Zend project -- A chat room on top of all the web's sites▲21
2012 · webace.dalliance.net
23FL
Full list of ChatGPT Plugins and stats▲6
2023 · plugin-stats.com
24LT
Lechat – team chat for developers▲34
2013 · lechat.im

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