>> I know that not everyone is in to IRC and I for one have only flirted >> with it over the years but for the last 6 months or so I've frequented >> the #dbi channel and there are a number of knowledgeable and helpful >> people on it but there is a low representation from DBD authors/maintainers. > > You failed to mention what IRC server? I'm presuming /not/ freenode, but if > ain't freenode, it's unlikely you'll get a lot of people, DBD authors or > otherwise. I also think DBI is a bit of a specialized topic, but the only > alternative is #perl, which is way too busy. Of course, people also get > DBI/DBD help on the friendly database channels such as #mysql and #postgresql.
Martin meant irc.perl.org (magnet), where Perl and Perl module developers talk. It's more a developer chat - not a user help chat (even if there are many questions discussed which are related to 'ho do I do ...'). /Jens
