This is SO SUCH A GOOD example on why some things that do not make sense from the outside, make perfect sense from the inside. In 2016, Uber moved to its own chat system, off of HipChat (that had a disastrous data leak.) Full story from the trenches, from @benjaminbooth
#### Benjamin Booth
@benjaminbooth · 10h ago @GergelyOrosz I was the person tasked by Thuan Pham and Shobhana Aluwhalia to replace Uber’s failing HipChat system in 2016. It was Sept and we were asked to complete the task before New Year’s Eve. What people don’t realize is that we wanted to use Slack to do it - and we tried.
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Gergely Orosz highlights Uber's transition from HipChat to an internal system, featuring insights from the engineer who led the project.
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This tweet discusses the internal engineering decisions at Uber regarding communication infrastructure. In 2016, following a major data leak at HipChat, Uber decided to move to its own chat system. The discussion includes context from Benjamin Booth, who was tasked with the replacement, revealing that they initially attempted to use Slack but faced constraints that led to an internal build.
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