Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

Highlights include Sliding Sync (instant login/launch/sync), Native OIDC (industry-standard authentication), Native Group VoIP (end-to-end encrypted large-scale voice & video conferencing) and Faster Joins (lazy-loading room state when your server joins a room).

    •  👁️👄👁️   ( @mojo@lemm.ee ) English
      3•1 year ago

      If you actually tried spaces, you’d realize they’re incredibly clunky and not even close to discord rooms. You can’t even search for them. They’re not quite there yet, they leave a lot to be desired.

    •  caseyweederman   ( @caseyweederman@lemmy.ca ) 
      1•1 year ago

      I think you and those responding to you are conflating Matrix and Element and Synapse.
      Spaces are a UI feature in Element for grouping rooms. Element is only one of many Matrix clients.
      Element, the client, is written in typescript and kotlin.
      https://github.com/vector-im

      Synapse, a server implementation using the Matrix protocol, is indeed written in Python.
      There are several other servers, written in Go, Rust, C, and C++.
      https://matrix.org/ecosystem/servers/

      Matrix is the protocol itself. Blaming it for UI problems is like blaming TCP for the toolbars in Internet Explorer: very remotely correct.

      •  Derin   ( @derin@lemmy.beru.co ) 
        10•1 year ago

        You’re not correct about spaces being a UI feature.

        Spaces are now part of the protocol and are stored server side with your account data. Other clients - like fluffychat - can work with spaces just like Element.

        They were element only back while they were being tested, but are now a direct replacement for the old - deprecated - groups functionality.

      •  Rootiest   ( @Rootiest@lemm.ee ) English
        2•1 year ago

        You had me second-guessing for a minute, but I think the other commenter is correct.

        One can definitely use Spaces in other clients, even Beeper supports them. So if it was an Element-specific feature, it doesn’t appear to be any longer.