Originally, I was going to write about “Modern Software Development” and why I feel like a “Software Machine” every Monday - Friday from 10am

I WILL NOT MAKE A DISCORD FOR GOOD GRAPHICS. I WILL NOT MAKE A DISCORD FOR GOOD GRAPHICS. I WILL NOT MAKE A DISCORD FOR GOOD GRAPHICS. I WILL NOT...

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2021-06-23 00:30:04

Originally, I was going to write about “Modern Software Development” and why I feel like a “Software Machine” every Monday - Friday from 10am - 6pm EST. This was a feeling I’ve had alot recently and was validated by a few conversations that I’ve had with coworkers and this quote from a software company’s website:

Today software is everywhere, but it’s become increasingly rare to encounter truly great software. Computers are faster but apps work slower. Corners are cut with each release. Product decisions are driven by A/B tests.

BUT, I don’t care about that anymore. Let’s talk about Discord Servers. In Robin Sloan’s recent newsletter Dreams of discord, he wrote about Discord as an emerging space for online communities. He prompted newsletter readers for interesting Bot ideas that they may have seen in various Discord servers and included responses at the bottom. This response caught my eye:

Can I plug my Discord server-as-art-gallery? Scrumwave is a read-only Discord server (with the exception of a guestbook channel… I should really make a gift shop channel, I suppose, to recreate the museum experience) that displays generative art. Right now it’s more of an alternative to Twitter/Mastodon posting, a place to view the work in its own context instead of blended into your own timeline, but I’ve been pondering adding to it by making something more interactive. […]

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