Why “xmpp” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
TFA is a post from an established developer and showing a screenshot for the submission of an update to a longstanding app (Conversations XMPP chat client).
by account42 · Sep 16, 2026
The XMPP Newsletter August 2026
by upofadown · Sep 16, 2026 · 4 points
>But it's easy to end up with low throughput, >And it's easy to end up with high latency, And yet the OS is doing just that when you open two TCP streams. It packs them into eth…
by aboardRat4 · Sep 15, 2026
Sorry but I just fundamentally disagree about the app centralization. If you want xmpp to gain traction you need an app that exists on both mobile platforms. It can (and should)…
by jprjr_ · Sep 15, 2026
I use XMPP almost exclusively for the last 10 years and don't see any major issues, not with the protocol, not with the clients. Everything is pretty reliable and works fine.
by ValdikSS · Sep 15, 2026
>To prevent head-of-line blocking. Of course using TCP has nothing to do with head-of-line blocking. Only if you blindly do write(socket, fileptr, sizeof(file)), it starts to ma…
by aboardRat4 · Sep 15, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "xmpp" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "xmpp" over time.
Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol is an open communication protocol designed for instant messaging (IM), presence information, and contact list maintenance. Based on XML, it enables the near-real-time exchange of structured data between two or more network entities. Designed to be extensible, the protocol offers a multitude of applications beyond traditional IM in the broader realm of message-oriented middleware, including signalling for VoIP, video, file transfer, gaming and other uses. Read more on Wikipedia