Roc Zulip Daily Summary — 2026-02-16

  • Realm: https://roc.zulipchat.com
  • Window: 2026-02-16 12:00 AM to 2026-02-17 12:00 AM (America/Los_Angeles)
  • Messages: 18
  • LLM: vertex_open_model model=zai-org/glm-5-maas topics=3 ok=3/3

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showell coded a zulip clone

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Summary

Steve Howell announced the development of a new Zulip frontend client built in TypeScript, designed to reduce clutter and simplify navigation using a hierarchical menu system. He explained the technical implementation, which relies on the Zulip REST API and Vite, and discussed with Rick Hull how to integrate external applications using a proxy gateway to handle Zulip’s event queue system.

Key points

  • The new client is written in 100% TypeScript using the DOM API and connects to Zulip Cloud via the standard REST API.
  • The design goal is to provide a less cluttered user experience with easier navigation for busy users, moving away from the traditional three-pane layout.
  • The project is free software available on GitHub, though it currently borrows some CSS files from the core Zulip project.
  • Steve explained that Zulip clients use long-poll HTTP requests with an event queue ID rather than direct WebSockets.
  • Steve suggested that developers wanting WebSocket support could write a proxy gateway to bridge the gap between Zulip’s HTTP events and WebSocket clients.

Open questions

  • None.

Action items

  • Steve intends to rename the GitHub repository “zulip-bot-impersonator” to reflect the project’s expanded scope.

Compiler Pipeline Diagram

Summary

Luke Boswell shared a high-level diagram of the Roc compiler pipeline to help visualize the flow from source code to various outputs, prompting feedback from Richard Feldman and Romain Lepert on how to better represent type checking and data flow.

Key points

  • The diagram outlines the pipeline stages: Source Code -> AST -> CIR -> MIR -> LIR -> Output (LLVM, x86-64, aarch64, WASM).
  • Richard Feldman suggested representing “Types” and “Monotypes” as separate boxes alongside CIR and MIR, rather than encapsulating them, to show that LIR relies on both MIR and Monotypes.
  • Feldman noted that the “lambda set steps” were missing from the diagram and should be included.
  • Romain Lepert proposed an alternative diagramming convention where boxes represent actions/functions and arrows represent data to handle multiple inputs/outputs more naturally.

Open questions

  • None explicitly stated.

Action items

  • Luke Boswell to update the diagram to include the lambda set steps.
  • Luke Boswell to refine the diagram to depict Types and Monotypes as separate entities flowing into the subsequent stages.

channel events

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Summary

The Notification Bot logged that Anton updated the description of the “beginners” channel.

Key points

  • The old description welcomed users and noted that everyone is added to the stream by default.
  • The new description directs users to check out a tutorial for the new compiler on GitHub.

Open questions

  • None

Action items

  • None