[iptq]

exciting to hear! I only wish i had more time to contribute.

Has there been any movement on migrating away from long polling (#475)? I didn't see anything about it in the announcements or comments despite such a big milestone

[Arathorn]

Low Bandwidth Matrix is the answer to that, and it’s currently on hold unless it gets funded: https://matrix.org/blog/2021/06/10/low-bandwidth-matrix-an-i...

It might also get changed as part of Sliding Sync refinement.

[xvilka]

Hopefully it will be the default once implemented. Everyone will benefit from compact protocol in the long run. Should have been done from the very beginning.

[snvzz]

Is there going to be a way to have very simple clients, perhaps with a helper in the server side?

It'd be nice to bring matrix to microcontrollers and "retro" computer platforms.