Discord has a neat login technique I haven't seen before.
If you open the native client, it checks to see if you've already logged in from the browser! If you have, you don't need to re-enter your password.
miniblog.
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I like Discord's model of usernames, where I can be wilfred#12345 even if other people have the same name.
Perhaps package managers could do the same thing? It'd save the hassle with name collisions that many systems have. You could also compare download numbers if unsure.
On the challenge of structuring discussion and the social consequences (contrasting Discord with IRC):
Want coding to feel more like gaming? Apparently you can show your VS Code editor status in Discord now: