Meta's Chat Tool Chaos: A Case for Returning to IRC
nathanborror · x · 2026-09-02
Commenting on Meta's frequent internal tool shifts—deprecating decade-old Workchat for GChat without message migration—the post highlights a lack of upfront planning.
The author suggests returning to open protocols like IRC as a more durable solution, noting that IRCv3 is robust and Agents already understand the protocol well.
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