zulip

[Janet McDougall - Australian Data Archive]

hi Team

How should Zulip be used vs this google group?  thanks Janet

[Philip Durbin]

Hi Janet (and everyone),

That's a great question. I think of this Google Group as the official channel for announcements. It has the most subscribers at 1051, as of this writing. It's also a fine place to bring up an idea for discussion.

Zulip is more modern, and while at first blush it looks a bit like a forum, it feels like chat when you're in it. You can see when people are typing. You can reply back and forth quickly. You can send direct messages. We're using Zulip for working groups (#docs, #python, #containers, etc.) and #troubleshooting is a popular channel, where clarifying questions can be asked and answered.

I've been thinking about giving a talk about Zulip at a community call. Would that be of interest? Here are my slides so far (comments are welcome!): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1s5vbl874YjmWnHYaEkYy2248TtfRarVfOCmeYJk1VBI/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks,

Phil

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[Philip Durbin]

I'm giving a short talk about Zulip on January 21st. All are welcome!

Here are the details: https://www.cscce.org/2025/12/03/cscce-tools-trials-return-in-2026-starting-with-zulip/

To give a little more context, CSCCE is the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement and this talk will include five speakers from various organizations (including Bioconductor and OpenRefine) who all use Zulip.

The plan is for me to talk first and give an introduction to Zulip. Here are my slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ur09MsRHOIGMvR4ub9bbPW0kiVOILxEwRzLscY5nKjs/edit?usp=sharing

I'm definitely interested in what you all think about Zulip. Please feel free to reply here or leave comments on those slides.

Thanks!

Phil

I also have a thread going about the talk in Zulip, of course. Please see #zulip > CSCCE Tools Trial talk @ 💬

[Philip Durbin]

Hi! Just a reminder that I'm giving a talk about Zulip tomorrow, January 21st, at 11am Eastern Time for the Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement (CSCCE).

- My slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ur09MsRHOIGMvR4ub9bbPW0kiVOILxEwRzLscY5nKjs/edit?usp=sharing

- Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/83142974212/invitations?signature=diQ6rsI45PPUaynUdY0FO6enNS6XlFvZ2Eu8FmNgsZc

- Announcement: https://www.cscce.org/2025/12/03/cscce-tools-trials-return-in-2026-starting-with-zulip/

All are welcome!

Phil

[Philip Durbin]

I thought my Zulip talk went pretty well! It's on YouTube now, along with the other three talks, linked from here:

https://www.cscce.org/2026/01/23/zulip-tools-trial-recap-find-out-more-about-this-open-source-community-platform/

Direct links:

- recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZr7TSLlQy8

- slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ur09MsRHOIGMvR4ub9bbPW0kiVOILxEwRzLscY5nKjs/edit?usp=sharing

Feedback is welcome, of course! This is my favorite comment so far:

"I've just joined another new slack workspace, and I'm already annoyed at it for not having Zulip-style topics 😄. I have been radicalised very quickly 🤪!! Thank you [presenters] for sharing your experience today!!"

Also, if you'd like me to give a variation on this talk at a community call, please let me know.

Thanks and have a good weekend!

Phil