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1502 points JustSkyfall | 1 comments | 18 Sep 25 01:37 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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jacinda ◴[18 Sep 25 06:57 UTC] No.45286414[source]▶
+1 to the other comments recommending Zulip over Mattermost. The threading model is fantastic.

Also, for a non-profit teaching coding note that they regularly have interns under the Google Summer of Code program and it's open source, so the students can even help with it.

https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/programs/2025/organizati...

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thetridentguy ◴[18 Sep 25 07:14 UTC] No.45286533[source]▶
I believe we considered Zulip, but determined it's mobile app to be poor.
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sundarurfriend ◴[18 Sep 25 08:39 UTC] No.45287135[source]▶
When was it looked into? The Zulip mobile app was rewritten in Flutter recently, that version was in beta for several months and was finally made the default Zulip app about a month ago. I haven't used Mattermost so can't compare, but the Flutter Zulip is much more responsive and nice than the previous Zulip app.
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1. Simran-B ◴[18 Sep 25 09:25 UTC] No.45287493[source]▶
I liked Zulip a lot until that Flutter rewrite. Maybe it's more accessible now but the new look is not for me. I believe the app navigation is largely unchanged, and still doesn't quite feel right. I love the topic-based model nonetheless.