Real-Time Messaging

Real-time messaging is used to meet the remaining communication needs of your community. From quick FAQs about implementations or setup to people providing feature requests, real-time messaging covers the rest.

Types of Real-Time Messaging

Slack, Discord, and Microsoft Teams are the most common tools used for real-time messaging. These tools allow you to organize the messaging into different channels so that common topics can be grouped together. This level of organization enables people to discuss with others about the project in a quick manner and receive immediate responses.

Content of Real-Time Messaging

Real-time messaging should be used for quick updates, small questions, or receiving help. The benefit of real-time messaging is that anyone in the community can help others out and thus response times are fast.

And finally, real-time messaging adds a sense of camaraderie to the community. Not every discussion or question needs to be about the project. Community is important and off-topic discussions are a great way to bond with other developers on the team.