What is ALT.NET? 1. You’re the type of developer who uses what works while keeping an eye out for a better way. 2. You reach outside the mainstream to adopt the best of any community: Open Source, Agile, Java, Ruby, etc. 3. You’re not content with the status quo. Things can always be better expressed, more elegant and simple, more mutable, higher quality, etc. 4. You know tools are great, but they only take you so far. It’s the principles and knowledge that really matter. The best tools are thos …

Meet other New York Groovy / Grails developers to talk about code, architecture, and innovation. Both beginners and pros are welcome! We'll spend the next few weeks contacting local Java and other user groups to get a few members to join, and then start scheduling meetups.

Meet other local developers, architects, and designers focused on Java, J/EE (J2EE), and J/ME (J2ME) technologies. We try to strike a balance between networking/socializing and discussing/learning about code, architecture, and innovations. Both beginners and pros are welcome!

This group is intended to become a hub for all today's technologies that make up the Internet as we know it. Here you are free to talk about front-end as well as back-end. This includes but not limited to everything from CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript, NodeJS, jQuery, YUI, MooTools, to Perl, Ruby, JAVA, UNIX, FreeBSD, Linux, OpenBSD, and anything else that drives today's Web 2.0 websites. Once this group reaches 50 members, we will begin meeting biweekly in informal settings (usually over coffee, drink …

This group is designed to create a common meeting place for talented developers within New York City and New Jersey. Members have the opportunity to meet and network with people who share similar interests and passions. In addition to knowledge sharing, this group will also offer presentations and discussions from some of the top developers/architects on technologies like iPhone/iPad, Ruby on Rails, Android, Javascript/frameworks, Cucumber, Scala, Java, .Net and many others. Did we mention our e …

Scalable Software Architecture is the Meetup for software architects and people who want to learn how to architect high performance and scalable software platforms using different technologies.

This meetup is for people interested in learning iPhone and iPad Programming at a competitive price during the weekend (Saturday, Sunday). Topics covered: Creating Apps with iAd capability. Creating Apps that use the motion sensors in the devices. Hardware (accelerometer, touch screen, GPS Receiver, Three axis Gyro, Proximity sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Retina Display, etc). IPhone OS (Berkley BSD Unix, Core OS & Core Services, Media Layer and Cocoa Touch Layer). Cocoa Touch (Collectio …

Welcome to the New York Java Special Interest Group (NYJavaSIG). The NYJavaSIG is a technical community comprised of Java software engineers, Java application designers, technical managers and new media Java developers that have a common interest in all aspects of Java Technology. The NYJavaSIG (www.javasig.com) is the LARGEST Java User Group in North America with over 7,000+ members.  We were the very first Java User Group in existence (Sept 1995).  Visit www.javasig.com for more information.

The purpose of this group is to meet and collaborate with fellow software developers and entrepreneurs. Why? because we all benefit when we share information and help each other grow. Working with a community motivates you especially when you see what people just like you are doing, and how they are progressing. Who knows, you could help launch, invest or participate in the next facebook, groupon, or twitter. Join us if you want to increase your development skills, learn Android/Xcode/Cross-Plat …

Hey guys.  This group is slowly being wound down.  The plan is to build up this new group... http://www.meetup.com/android-developers-nyc/ Head over that way.  I'm going to be co-organizing that one, and try to implement some of the ideas we were working on with the "Workshop".  Good stuff coming in the near future. The old description... The focus of the group is still being defined.  There are multiple "Android Developers" meetups, but we wanted to do something to support devs working on r …

The New York BlackBerry Developers' Group is a community-run group that provides developers an opportunity to share ideas and interests, network with other developers and receive ongoing support from other members as well as RIM. We will have about 8-10 meetings per year to share BlackBerry knowledge, learn new tips and tricks and help each other thrive on the BlackBerry platform. Here is more information on the official RIM BlackBerry Developer Group community programs: http://www.blackberry.c …

This Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial d …

In need of adult conversation? Looking for a playgroup? Want to enjoy a night out with other moms? Enjoy interesting tours, activities, and speakers? Are you a mom living in one of the following: Hershey, Hummelstown, Palmyra, North Londonderry Twp., Grantville (South of I-81), or Middletown, PA area? Then MOMS Club of Derry Township is for you! MOMS Club of Derry Township is a local chapter of MOMS Club International. We are moms of all ages with kids of all ages. Our chapter's mission is to pr …

From cocos2d.org: Cocos2d is [an open source] framework for building 2D games, demos, and other graphical/interactive applications. There are many flavors of Cocos2d. Originally written in Python the framework is in the process of being ported to Objective-C, C++, Java, and JavaScript. Coco2d enables you to quickly design and develop high quality 2d games that run on Mac OS X, Windows, iOS, Android, and modern web browsers. The Objective-C version, Cocos2d-iPhone is one of the most complete an …

The Apache Cassandra Project develops a highly scalable second-generation distributed database, bringing together Dynamo's fully distributed design and Bigtable's ColumnFamily-based data model. The NYC Apache Cassandra User Group is a highly awesome meetup group, bringing together cool people distributed across NYC to talk about our favorite NoSQL implementation Apache Cassandra.

We wanted to start a meetup to bring together other developers using or considering leveraging GWT for building interactive, web applications.

The NJ Google Technology User Group exists to let people get together and discuss how Google technologies are being used, both in and out of the workplace. Any and all are welcome!

This is a great group for I.T. Professionals to meet outside of the office to relax, socialize, talk about sports, politics, life, and the ever growing world of Information Technology. We emphasize finding new friends and associates with similar backgrounds to network with and do exciting things. Dinners, forums, happy hours, adventures, sporting events, and yes, parties are just a few of the types of activities we will partake.

We connect startup entrepreneurs with startup funding from angel investors, seed and venture capital. We attract the most innovative startups in both tech and non-tech industries. At our events you can demo your startup, meet investors,  and learn how to build startups from successful entrepreneurs. We also  cover the following topics:  disruptive startups, pitching your startup, investor relations, startup law, augmented reality, and mobile development. Take a look at our entrepreneur community …

We are Tech in Motion: Philadelphia This is an inclusive group for all Philadelphia tech lovers and enthusiasts. We will be having regular meetups on anything and everything that we think will interest the tech community. Whether you are an entry-level programmer, an expert in the field, an open-minded entrepreneur, or just a hobbyist- we’d love to have you. This is a group by the people and for the people, so if you have any suggestions for topics or presenters, let us know! Thank you for joi …

This group is a place for anyone to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. We started this group to grow a more robust community of MongoDB Developers in the South Jersey area and provide a place to share knowledge and experience on working with the database in different languages, frameworks and applications. So if you are facing challenges with MySQL or Postgres or Oracle and want to explore a more flexible, scalable alternative, please join us at …

This group is for software engineers working with Oracle JDeveloper and ADF.

Free office hours for programming help - any programming language, all skill levels. The format is super simple: you come with your laptop, sit and hang out and code, and flag down one of the organizers if you have a question.  That's it! If we can't answer your question, we'll find you someone who can, or at least point you in the right direction. Note that this is a meetup for people learning to code. Experienced developers are more than welcome, though - we appreciate the help! Entrepreneurs …

JUG Events will focus on Java programming best practices and principles along with using Java with emerging technologies like Big Data, Robotics, Augmented Reality and focus in on industries like Medicine, Media, and Finance. We will only have the best speakers, food, beer, and networking available.

New York Spring Developers Group is a meetup for those who actively develop Java applications using the Spring Framework. All levels are welcome and code sharing is encouraged.

Twitter New York welcomes software engineers and technologists who are interested in learning about our engineering projects and initiatives. While we have made great progress, there are lots of massive technical challenges to solve. With millions of  active users on Twitter, we're always working on ways to scale our products and play with massive amounts of realtime data. Our New York based engineering teams own the Discover tab, working on new approaches to search quality and building highly s …

This group is aimed at technology professionals who are interested in the problem of embedding Analytics, Data Mining and Machine Learning approaches directly into operational applications and processes that drive the business. The group is programming language and platform agnostic as we plan to open the floor to presentations by technologists working in Java, .NET, R, C++ and whatever other language makes sense. Language choice notwithstanding, the group is interested in use cases, best practi …

You know java. But do you know Android? Are you sure you do? Our goal is to get you building apps by providing the fundamentals. We don't want to slow you down, we just want to make sure you are going in the right direction.