Best IRC server for programming channels?

Question

I've always used EFnet for IRC but discovered Freenode recently. Is this the most populated server for programmers in general?

He's not talking about running an IRC server himself. He wants a server with a lot of existing development channels. — LiraNuna, Oct 28 '09 at 23:45

score 38 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 28 '09 at 23:33

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Freenode is one of the better general purpose OSS IRC networks. For GNOME/GTK+ technologies, most people use GIMPNet (irc.gimp.net).

answered Oct 28 '09 at 23:33

Pete

score 33 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 28 '09 at 23:32

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FreeNode is largely accepted as OSS support/discussion channels.

Channels such as #wikipedia, #ubuntu, #extjs, ##C, ##C++, ##OpenGL and more, are all programmer oriented.

answered Oct 28 '09 at 23:32

LiraNuna

score 9 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 28 '09 at 23:35

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It's the most popular I've found. As a lamp developer I find myself in #mysql, #jquery, and #php.

answered Oct 28 '09 at 23:35

Corey Ballou

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