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A story about accidental chat apps on Replit

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Replit recounts two instances of accidental chat applications emerging on its platform: a 12-year-old user built a chatroom in a Python REPL in 2018, and later, Hacker News users turned the blog's HTTP logs into a chatroom by sending GET requests to arbitrary paths.

The post highlights how Replit's environment fosters serendipitous, fun computer exploration.

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Because every repl on Replit is a full computer that comes with access to the network, a database, storage, and access to its code, user profiles, and other primitives, it makes it inherently amenable to serendipity and accidental software interactions.
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