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+title: January 18th, 2024
+date: 2024-01-18, 09:18:36 -08:00
+section: journal
+via: https://bsky.app/profile/matrix.org/post/3kj4idm72jt26
+link: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/#section-admired-and-desired-synchronous-tools
+tags:
+  - Matrix
+  - chat
+  - Discord
+  - Zulip
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+From [Stack Overflow 2023 Developer Survey](https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/#section-admired-and-desired-synchronous-tools), “Matrix is the #1 chat tool by current users' satisfaction”
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+![](/assets/IMG_4620.jpeg)
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+This is of course a popularity contest, but it’s still useful.
+
+Matches my expectations, eg lots of awareness of Microsoft Teams, people that use it hate it. Discord is desired and loved.
+
+As you go down the list, it’s mostly that people haven’t heard of these tools. Zulip is an outlier — those people I know who use it really love it, and that shows up here. 
+
+This section is called “Synchronous tools” and this was the prompt:
+
+> Which **communication tools** did you use regularly over the past year, and which do you want to work with over the next year? Select all that apply
+
+Ok, I guess I’ll need to go dig into the [Asynchronous tools](https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2023/#section-admired-and-desired-asynchronous-tools) next. Everything is asynchronous when you’re a multi time zone community or organization. 
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