I read the GP's comment and wanted to reply, but then I saw your comment. Completely agreed, Zulip is exactly what I've been looking for, and email+XMPP (one on one) was the best communication mode I've ever used, though I have a feeling that Zulip will be very close to that.
We've been using Zulip for a year in my company and we love it, the ability to just follow the topics you want and ignore the ones you don't is great for focus, and the stream view is perfect for catching up on everything. I wrote up some thoughts here:
I think one of the strengths of email is that it forces you to be less-synchronous and take the time to craft a somewhat long, point-by-point reply, rather than just fire off a quick message. That's something I'd like to see Zulip encourage more.
We've been using Zulip for a year in my company and we love it, the ability to just follow the topics you want and ignore the ones you don't is great for focus, and the stream view is perfect for catching up on everything. I wrote up some thoughts here:
https://www.stavros.io/posts/seven-tips-great-remote-culture...
I think one of the strengths of email is that it forces you to be less-synchronous and take the time to craft a somewhat long, point-by-point reply, rather than just fire off a quick message. That's something I'd like to see Zulip encourage more.