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Mailing Lists vs Slack

Developers should learn to use mailing lists when participating in open-source projects, as they are often the primary method for community discussions, bug reporting, and decision-making in many ecosystems like Linux or Apache meets developers should learn and use slack for team collaboration, especially in remote or distributed work environments, as it centralizes communication and reduces email clutter. Here's our take.

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Mailing Lists

Developers should learn to use mailing lists when participating in open-source projects, as they are often the primary method for community discussions, bug reporting, and decision-making in many ecosystems like Linux or Apache

Mailing Lists

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Developers should learn to use mailing lists when participating in open-source projects, as they are often the primary method for community discussions, bug reporting, and decision-making in many ecosystems like Linux or Apache

Pros

  • +They are also valuable for staying updated on technology trends, security advisories, and industry news through subscription to relevant lists, such as those for programming languages or frameworks
  • +Related to: email-communication, community-management

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Slack

Developers should learn and use Slack for team collaboration, especially in remote or distributed work environments, as it centralizes communication and reduces email clutter

Pros

  • +It is essential for coordinating development projects, integrating with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or GitHub, and automating notifications for code deployments or bug reports
  • +Related to: team-communication, api-integration

Cons

  • -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

Use Mailing Lists if: You want they are also valuable for staying updated on technology trends, security advisories, and industry news through subscription to relevant lists, such as those for programming languages or frameworks and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.

Use Slack if: You prioritize it is essential for coordinating development projects, integrating with ci/cd tools like jenkins or github, and automating notifications for code deployments or bug reports over what Mailing Lists offers.

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The Bottom Line
Mailing Lists wins

Developers should learn to use mailing lists when participating in open-source projects, as they are often the primary method for community discussions, bug reporting, and decision-making in many ecosystems like Linux or Apache

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