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1. Conlectus · 1790598456 · focus · HN ↗

   There’s a specific downside to LLM-based development that people can get neck deep in a new project without interfacing with the existing work in the field.

   In this case, this is basically a poorly specified implementation of half of XMPP. Of course, I half expect the LLM would have mentioned that at some point, but the repository does not.

   1. dale_glass · 1790601737 · focus · HN ↗

      Unfortunately XMPP is an absolutely terrible protocol. IRC's not much good either, but at least it has the excuse of being ancient and limited in what it wanted to achieve.

      I don't know how it just happens that sending text messages to people can manage to result in specs that are painful to implement.

      1. monkeywork · 1790605151 · focus · HN ↗

         >Unfortunately XMPP is an absolutely terrible protocol

         Can you provide more details here? I've never seen an issue with the protocol at all, more issues with feature difference between servers depending on what they have decided to implement or not.

         1. throwawayffffas · 1790612700 · focus · HN ↗

            That there are issues with feature differences is a problem with the protocol.

            Good protocols are opinionated and make concrete choices.

            Extensibility typically leads to compatibility issues like the ones you are describing.

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