I want to join IRC and i'm lost, don't know where to start
reddit / irc

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Zickod23 · 2020-12-17 13:41

Hi guys, I have googled how to join an irc for 1 hour and i still
don't know where to start. i have installed hexchat on my windows 10
laptop. I love programming and talking about tech.

Is there anyone who can help me.

update: I finally joined a channel thanks u/anarchyisthekey for
sugesting channels and project

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brungfunchy · 2020-12-17 13:52

You need to find a server you want to connect to. /server "server
address" should connect you

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anarchyisthekey · 2020-12-17 14:06

There are lots of channels on freenode.

Connect to chat.freenode.net
Join: ##python, #haskell or any other subs you like.

I am particularly fond of the haskell channel, it’s always alive.

Once you get the hang of it try different servers/channels.

There are also slack and discord channels on programming/tech. If you
want company you can try those too.

If you like programming, here’s a fun project. Open a telnet client
and connect to irc by giving raw comments. It’s very fun. Then create
a tcp socket to freenode in your favorite programming language and
enjoy the simplicity of pure text open protocols.

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Zickod23 · 2020-12-17 14:27

Thanks.

I know there are slack/discord for programming but i wanted to try irc

thanks for the project. i will try when i will start to use irc

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Zickod23 · 2020-12-17 14:27

will try

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IBNash · 2020-12-17 15:58

Here's some tips:

Lookup IRC networks (groups of servers) on
[https://netsplit.de](https://netsplit.de/)

Join multiple networks, and then the channels of your choice
#C/#Python/whatever

To list all the channels in a particular network, in the main
connection window, type `/list`

If programming is your thing (and that's what's mostly on IRC
nowadays), I suggest using [weechat](https://weechat.org/) and
learning how to configure it to your liking. It's [incredibly
configurable](https://gist.github.com/pascalpoitras/8406501) and you
can learn a ton from looking its massive plugin list.

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benjy500c · 2020-12-17 21:16

You Can join irc.evilcorp.ga, it's a  good community, we are most of
the time in the lobby. And we came from everywhere.

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Morphie-peer · 2020-12-18 01:08

www.morphie.co

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[deleted] · 2020-12-18 08:51

IRC clients such as mIRC (for Windows) have an extensive list of IRC
networks and their associated servers pre-populated in the options &
settings box, making it easy to connect & explore different
networks...

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