Ask HN: Is Slack getting worse for anyone else?
Like many companies we're using Slack for our internal communication and despite its flaws so far we liked the experience. Recently however it seems like the quality is deteriorating. We're encountering weird issues that didn't happen before. Some examples:
- chat doesn't scroll correctly when clicking on a message link
- microphone doesn't work in a huddle even when the correct device is selected
- screen sharing in huddles asks for system permissions even though they were already granted
- screen sharing sometimes just does not work (participants see black screen or the feed freezes), turning it off and on fixes the problem
- a few more that I don't remember off the top of my head
Anyone else experiencing this? Personally at this point I would like them to just keep Slack as is and don't break anything. The app is perfectly fine and doesn't need constant "improvements".
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[ 1.4 ms ] story [ 37.5 ms ] threadWhen an app like that starts it is in a honeymoon period where they know they have to fix all of those little bugs to get people to adopt it. Once all your friends (or co-workers) are on it and the company is a household name they know it is hard to switch so they quit fixing those little problems.
It almost always gets so bad in the long term that a competitor eats their lunch but it usually takes about ten years.
Which is probably a sign at how far they've fallen
Slack was the only one I got auto rejected. Every other place I did a full onsite loop for, and I got some offers. Except Slack. Maybe they're actively not looking for talent? I dunno. :)
Other times I get a red circle in the favicon indicating there's something new to read, but I can't find anything new, as none of the items on the left bar are highlighted.