OP: For such questions and discussions, I recommend getting on IRC [0]. The Libera server [1] IRC is a collection of chatrooms on all kinds of technical topic

OP: For such questions and discussions, I recommend getting on IRC [0]. The Libera server [1] IRC is a collection of chatrooms on all kinds of technical topics: programming languages, frameworks, cloud providers, topics often hundreds of people are in each chat room. You can get live Q&A sessions with veteran and highly respected programmers. I've chatted with an engineering director of AirBNB on a channel there, and also a security expert who was tracked by the FBI for a bit, for example-- interesting, intelligent people. Examples of chatrooms ("channels") I am in: #nodejs #python #machinelearning #economics [3] You'll need to learn how to register and login to IRC -- it's pretty easy, just involves a command. For Mac OS I recommend the LimeChat client. [0] https://www.online-tech-tips.com/software-reviews/the-11-best-irc-clients-for-windows-mac-and-linux-in-2022/ https://www.online-tech-tips.com/software-reviews/the-11-bes... [1] https://libera.chat/ https://libera.chat/ [3] https://libera.chat/guides/findingchannels https://libera.chat/guides/findingchannels