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

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?

S2:E3 - The History of IRC and the Evolution of Community Tools

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DevDiscuss had two special guests this week.

Sara Chipps, 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 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

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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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