(2004-04-14) Threaded I M

James Tauber on threaded Instant Messaging. (cf Threaded Discussion) (Building something with Python and Jabber!) I was just thinking about this the other day. Even having just enough structure to make it clear which previous item a new blit is referring to would be handy (when 2 people are going back-and-forth quickly, even sticking to a coherent single topic, it can be tough to tell what's in reaction to what).

Update: he added a link to a list of other tree-based IM clients.