It worked! Thank you 
try writing any message in the channel, it will help to check if your message is visible for everyone
I did. Someone confirmed it’s visible, so I hope it’s all right
i did not see your message yet
(replacing my own question with my own answer)
Hey, what’s the current way to connect to the krita dev chat?
- Create a KDE Identity account (KDE Identity - Registration)
- Use it to login to https://webchat.kde.org/#/room/#krita:kde.org
Or do all the IRC client magic to customize your experience, to your heart’s content. That well of knowledge is far beyond me.
Here’s a sane and immediate method, to cut all the learning curve of IRC for future readers. It’s not the very best way to connect, but at least it works
1 . Go to https://web.libera.chat/
2 . Type in your nickname if you don’t want or keep the guest nick
3. Type in #krita in channel name and click start. You are now connected to irc.