DevDiscuss S2E3: The History of IRC and the Evolution of Community Tools
Tags: podcast, discuss
Published: 2020-08-26 16:55:30

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title: DevDiscuss S2E3: The History of IRC and the Evolution of Community Tools
series: DevDiscuss Season 2
published: true
description: This week's episode of DevDiscuss — DEV Community's first original podcast
tags: podcast, discuss
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_Hey everyone! I am sharing this week's episode of the DevDiscuss podcast in place of Jess who is taking some well-deserved time off. She'll be back soon to share these weekly podcast posts. In the meantime, happy listening! - Gracie_

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We're midway through the week and that means... a new episode of DevDiscuss! In this week's installment, @ben and @jess talk about Instant Relay Chat (IRC) and other community-building tools. Kind of the perfect topic for the DEV Community, no? 

{% podcast https://dev.to/devdiscuss/s2-e3-the-history-of-irc-and-the-evolution-of-community-tools %}

#### DevDiscuss had two special guests this week.

[Sara Chipps](https://dev.to/sarajchipps), Co-Founder of Jewelbots, which provides STEM-based toys and kits for kids. She is also the Director of Public Q&A at StackOverflow. 

[Jason C. McDonald](https://dev.to/codemouse92) is the CEO and Lead Developer at MousePaw Media, which provides cutting-edge educational software for classrooms, homeschooling, alternative learning programs, ESL programs, and more.

In short, this week's guests know a LOT about communicating with budding technologists and developing community resources in a way that's scalable, engaging, and meets everyone where they're at.

### _In this episode, Jess, Ben, Sara, and Jason discuss_

* How IRC fits into their respective developer journeys
* The evolution of hacker communication tools and communities
* Various aspects of IRC's culture, good and bad. 

... and much more! Listen to S2E3 of DevDiscuss today!

#### **I'd also like to share some exciting news...**
We've expanded our sticker giveaway to all podcast platforms! Now, if you review one of DEV's podcasts for the first time on _any_ channel, we'll send you a pack of free laptop stickers. 

All you have to do is listen, rate+review, and fill out [this form](https://airtable.com/shr8oKAIMZgdYnBxx) 🎉

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## Quick Listening Links
-   [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lO5kr1bDjmTHgejsgmpFG)
-   [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devdiscuss/id1513053883)
-   [Overcast](https://overcast.fm/itunes1513053883/devdiscuss)
-   [Listen Notes](https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/devdiscuss/s2e3-the-history-of-irc-and-q9l5Y8G7owj/)
-   [TuneIn](https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/DevDiscuss-p1324596/?topicId=156818485)
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- [Pocket Casts](https://pca.st/27er1efh)

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_Huge thanks to @levisharpe for producing & mixing the show, and @peter and @saronyitbarek for their editorial oversight._

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