I hope this contains the code that makes Wechat connections work so well on the often intermediate/slow/bad connections in China. Because then most companies can learn something from it (looking at Skype, Slack etc here which are horrible with bad connections).
Im surprised no one brings up how bad Slack's infrastructure or backend design is. It's my slowest app from launch to signed in and can see the latest message.
So it's not just me! I have issues with Slack quite regularly, from messages simply not appearing on web (usually iOS works fine) to the app not being able to reconnect without a hard refresh. Add to that the slow 'boot-up' and memory usage and all in all the experience is quite disappointing, especially for such a loved product where good connectivity should be a core requirement.
I think I read somewhere the client is hybrid? That does not explain the very bad connectivity but could explain boot up and memory. I find it quite weird that so many techies adore it to be honest.
