Deprecation of chat commands through IRC

[DevMcGee]

@BarryCarlyon

it takes a finite time to update anything

And?

@BarryCarlyon

I did work when the announcements API was added. And I will do more work when shoutouts or pinned message API’s are added.

Doing work/spending time to update code when changes occur regardless of the type of change occuring.

Sure it’s may be an inconvenience as you put it. But…

There is a big difference between being resigned to doing more work as necessary and defending the need to do (what should be) unnecessary work.

@BarryCarlyon

Nothing has been removed

I feel like you’re trying to make a semantic argument here, but…

@jbulava

these commands will no longer function via an IRC connection

remove v.

1. take (something) away or off from the position occupied.
   They will take away chat commands from chat.
2. eliminate or get rid of.
   They will eliminate that functionality from chat.

@BarryCarlyon

So sure its an inconvenience for third parties but better in the long run if things are “common” again between third party and first party. So we should get new features as quickly as first party does.

That is irrelevant, has never been the case, and likely never will be. In this case, Twitch will continue to maintain access to the chat commands from the website and won’t be using “common” APIs to do it.

@BarryCarlyon

So is new features an inconvenience to you? (Like the announcements API thats a new inconvenience feature to you?)

There is a difference between adding features and removing functionality. I can add support for new features when and if I feel like it. In that case, that feature just won’t be available for a while. In this case, basic functionality will be broken.

@BarryCarlyon

Or to every moderation task are you making a “am I a mod” call each time first?

I said it’s better to be reactive. If you have no reason to believe you are not a moderator, then you might as well proceed as though you are one, and adapt as warranted. I didn’t write demize’s code, and I don’t dictate the right way to do things.

That doesn’t mean I can’t complain when breaking changes are made, and moreso when the justification is illogical. It’ll somehow enable new chat features, make things more consistent, and more convenient. There’s some serious doublespeak going on here.