Chris just created a channel for web developers in Portland, OR on Freenode, so if you’re a web developer (or sysadmin or dba or designer or manager forced to deal with us webdevs) come on in!
#webdevpdx on irc.freenode.net
New to IRC? Try one of these clients:
Update: I should have mentioned I’m schmichael on IRC.
I can’t believe you suggest IRC clients and left out ERC, the most amazing IRC client built right into the one true editor (Emacs)!!!