- Inernet Relay Chat (IRC) despite being an ancient chat protocol, is highly used in the JavaScript, Node.js, and general web development community. It's important that you're familiar with it and can utilize it for help and to connect with others in the community.
- Connect to the class IRC channel #codefellows on freenode.net and say hello.
- If you want to be able to talk on the ##javascript channel, you need to register a nickname with Freenode. Type
/msg NickServ help
to get started from your IRC client. - Mac, best free client is LimeChat.
- Unix, your package manager should have XChat or Pidgin.
- http://www.irchelp.org/ is a great intro site if you're new to IRC.
- A short article on irc etiquette: http://geoff.greer.fm/2012/05/19/programmer-irc-etiquette/ Also see https://speakerdeck.com/ivanoats/a-good-question
There is no submission for this assignment. We'll see you on the #codefellows channel in class, and/or on Gitter.IM. They are very useful for sending links to everyone during class or asking questions in the evening.