Making an IRC client

[mindoo]

Hi everyone,
I recently thought of making an IRC client but I have no idea how to make one. I think I would need to learn how to use sockets and all but apart from that, I don't know what to do. Would you guys have links to tutorials on what I would need to know in order to get it up and running. And if you could also detail the main steps into making one, it would really help me.

Thanks,
mindoo

[mindoo]

It would be a console based IRC client. If you have any ideas of where I could find a god tutorial, please tell me.

[Peter87]

I think you will have to do some research. You won't find tutorials for every little step you want to do.

You say you need to learn to use sockets. It's a good start. Do that.

The IRC protocol is well documented here: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1459

[mindoo]

Hi,
Thanks a lot for the link. I already saw that link.
What I'm really looking for is a good tutorial on using sockets in c++. Do you know where I could find that ?

thanks,
mindoo

[Peter87]

I'm sorry, I don't, but hopefully someone else knows.

[BlatantlyX]

This is a great tutorial:
http://beej.us/guide/bgnet/

[mindoo]

Thanks, I'll go check it out.