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Comment by 🦀 jeang3nie

Re: "tiny: terminal IRC client written in Rust"

In: s/rust_software

Thanks for the recommendation. I currently use WeeChat, but I share your concerns regarding bloat and Python, so maybe I'll check it out.

🦀 jeang3nie

Jan 23 · 4 months ago

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💀 vagabond · Feb 20 at 05:30:

irssi user here, but i'll be checking this one out for sure. thanks!

edit: this is pretty good, actually.

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tiny: terminal IRC client written in Rust — I found tiny when looking for a decent IRC client based in the terminal. Weechat is the usual standard, but I don't like the feature bloat and I don't like complex Python software (too many footguns). Tiny supports retrieving passwords from other applications (like password managers), some advanced IRC features, and presents a simple clean interface. The project is under steady but slow development. For IRC I currently prefer senpai due to its added...

💬 gamma [mod] · 2 comments · 2 likes · Jan 22 · 4 months ago