Why not?
Easy communication.
No annoying web application, no advertising banners.
You can quickly log in anonymously and access information.
Using the numerous functions, you can program your own bots that automate your requests if necessary.
What’s a hacker anyway?
Basically, IRC is open to all cool people who are specifically looking for information.
Including programmers, developers, many software houses and a lot of technical support
Website directory: IRC pages.
IRC-Mania.de IRC commands, tutorials and MORE!
Very good and detailed IRC page, which is very detailed.
Deutsche FAQ-DatenBank
Similar or partly the same information as here.
It’s definitely worth stopping by.
IRC-Services.de
A page about various IRC services. Advantages, disadvantages, reviews, etc.
IRCServices.de
This is all about the IRCServices of Andrew Church
Chatwelt.de Chatting in the IRC Webchat
IRC WebChat Community
List of various German shell providers, IRC hosters, IRC providers
Shellanbiter
IRC-ShellProvider.com
listing of various international providers
IRC-Tutorials.de
IRC workshops, IRC tutorials, etc.
IRC-Workshops.de
IRC workshops, IRC tutorials, etc.
Operserv.de
Page about OperServ