In my opinion, Slack can be quite useful for discussing things “live.” However, one of the main problems I have with Slack — I am using it for some other projects — is that it is easy to lose track if important things are discussed and one is not constantly online and checking the timeline. In any case, I think Slack would be the same as using the already existing Gitter channel — the only difference in my view would be that Slack, as a brand, is more popular for some reason. I think Slack/Gitter could be useful for sprints though, augmenting GitHub.
> On Feb 19, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Gael Varoquaux <gael.varoqu...@normalesup.org> > wrote: > > I agree: the limiting factor is everybody's time. Technology doesn't help > much in this respect. I am afraid that if we add a slack channel, we are > just going to get much dilution. I don't see what killer feature that > slack has that would suddenly make it that knowledgeable people have more > time. > > In order to make the best use of my personnal time, I must admit that I > stick to a rule: github is where I spend my time. > > Gaël > > On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 05:50:49PM -0800, Nelson Liu wrote: >>> However, I can easily see this becoming yet another chat medium that is >> sparsely attended in which case it would be detrimental to split everyone's >> attention even further. >> I definitely agree with this and think that this would (likely) be the end >> outcome -- gitter and irc didn't/don't "work", so I'm pessimistic as to >> slack's >> chances. > >> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 5:44 PM, Jacob Schreiber <jmschreibe...@gmail.com> >> wrote: > >> I would support a slack channel --if-- we had channels for different >> groups >> of modules, like a tree channel and a linear methods channel, and >> developers involved in those sections populated the channels. This would >> allow people to ask questions to developers involved directly. However, I >> can easily see this becoming yet another chat medium that is sparsely >> attended in which case it would be detrimental to split everyone's >> attention even further. > >> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 5:28 PM, Naoya Kanai <nao...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The Gitter channel is occasionally active (https://gitter.im/ >> scikit-learn/scikit-learn) so you might want to check it out. > >> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 5:01 PM, SHUBHAM BHARDWAJ 15BCE0704 < >> shubham.bhardwaj2...@vit.ac.in> wrote: > >> Hello Friends, > >> I have tried Slack and its awesome. Things are more dynamic. I >> have >> faced some problems which I am sure slack can alleviate like- > >> When working on some issue if I need some guidance I am not sure >> when I will get reply. That maybe usually within 2-3 days or >> more.Maybe some fellow programmer who is free can discuss and we >> may find a good solution. I think collaboration would be much >> better. > >> Regards >> Shubham Bhardwaj > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> scikit-learn mailing list >> scikit-learn@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/scikit-learn > > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> scikit-learn mailing list >> scikit-learn@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/scikit-learn > > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> scikit-learn mailing list >> scikit-learn@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/scikit-learn > > > > >> _______________________________________________ >> scikit-learn mailing list >> scikit-learn@python.org >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/scikit-learn > > > -- > Gael Varoquaux > Researcher, INRIA Parietal > NeuroSpin/CEA Saclay , Bat 145, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette France > Phone: ++ 33-1-69-08-79-68 > http://gael-varoquaux.info http://twitter.com/GaelVaroquaux > _______________________________________________ > scikit-learn mailing list > scikit-learn@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/scikit-learn _______________________________________________ scikit-learn mailing list scikit-learn@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/scikit-learn
