Like the early pioneers of the west, Frontier Developers explore the vast untamed regions of software development, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in a never-ending quest to find better ways of doing things. Twice a month, we host a presentation and get-together open to all software developers interested in continuous self-improvement. Topics might include: Functional programming; Introduction to new programming languages; Distributed data storage; Extreme testing; Web scalability; L …

While there are some great groups in town that discuss a bunch of cool languages, there wasn't one that focused specifically on the language that you and I both love, JavaScript. Until now. These are fascinating times for JavaScript development, and this group will attempt to explore topics including, but by no means limited to: * the power of raw JavaScript; * Ajax; * libraries like jQuery and Prototype; * techniques for building your own library; * server-side JavaScript with Node.js; * opt …

Started by a group of Denver-based information security professionals, we started this meet-up to network with like minded professionals in our local community (Denver-Boulder) to discuss industry developments and trends. Come out and share your own war stories, have some lively discussion, a few beers - and leave the sales pitches at the office (unless you've got something really killer!)

Every software engineer needs to practice. Born from the attendees of Code Retreat Boulder 2011, we meet bimonthly to hone our skills working on interesting problems. The Code Retreat format was developed by Corey Haines and others. The essence of the format is that people pair-program on a problem for 45 minutes then throw away their code, take a short break, switch partners and repeat the process. Classically, these are full-day events including 6 programming sessions, a long lunch, and beer …

An informal gathering of software product managers in the Boulder area for the purposes of networking, discussion, problem solving and learning from one another. Open to those that work in product/project management or serve in a comparable position at their company.

This group is intended to meetup every month to discuss the topic of Resilience Engineering for the Web. Each month we will have a speaker to focus on a particular topic. Our goal is to provide a variety of topics including: Experiences & patterns shared by local companies who have found ways to make their systems more resilient. Talks focused on tools which facilitate resilient systems. This includes development, testing, deployment and management tools. Strategies for dealing with the human c …

Boulder Digital Arts (BDA) offers over 250 events a year,including many free social and networking events, affordable classes and workshops, a shared coworking space, private offices, a greenscreen production studio, a 24" color printer, and lots more! Check out our website at www.boulderdigitalarts.com for all the info on events and networking opportunities, and be sure to get listed in our free directory of creative digital professionals!

The goal of the Boulder Web Dev Meetup group is to bring the large community of Web Developers in the Boulder area together to share ideas, beers, and good times. The meetup group is open to professionals, students, freelancers, hobbyists, and anyone with an affinity for Web Development. Our Meetups will be a great opportunity to find new contacts, find new opportunities, and share/learn about web development.

The Zero to Programmer MeetUp Are you ready to become a part of the Ruby On Rails Revolution? This meetup is designed to encourage people with a mild to medium awareness of the Ruby on Rails programming platform to be able to meet and interact with like-minded individuals who see the opportunity that knowledge of Ruby On Rails and related computer programming knowledge offers. Why Ruby on Rails? Simply put, programming tasks that took 10 hours to code in older languages can now be accomplished i …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Boulder Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Boulder serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who compliments you. …

We want to build a tight-knit PHP group focused around uniting PHP developers of all skill sets and interests. Our group will aim to connect, collaborate, and hack on projects as a group. If you're already a PHP developer or you want to learn PHP then this is the meetup for you! Join our group and get involved to find out more!

We are a group of technically savvy women in Boulder who are, or hope to become, serious programmers and leaders in our field. The main focus of the group is on software/web development, but we are open to programmers from other fields as well (science, medical, IT, etc). As women developers, we've all probably gotten used to holding our own in large groups of men. We aren't afraid to ask questions, take leadership positions, and for the most part we are treated equally and with respect. However …

This is a group for anyone interested in collaborative study for software such as JavaScript, C#, JAVA, ANDROID, JQUERY, ect. These presentations are based on the PluralSight Training Video for HardCore developers.

So you have an interest in making applications more awesome to use. Well come on and meet others just like you to compare work. App designers, front end developers, UI designers and wannabes of all sorts welcome to bounce ideas.

A group dedicated to the study and practice of security spanning cyber, information, and physical security issues. Meetings will look at specific aspects of security including assessments, secure system design and development, secure maintenance and implementation practices; and a variety of related topics. This group is intended to be complementary to the OWASP program (i.e., we will shy away from web application security topics for the most part).

Lean Engagement emphasizes art, practice and systemization of agile software, lean start-up, 4 hour workweek, and getting things done (GTD) principles in bootstrapping and enterprise-funded start-ups. Practitioners of Lean Engagement learn through testible hypotheses, transactional engagement with beta testers and customers, multivariate data, and agile project management of software and business development. This Meetup group will comprise of hands-on workshops, lectures, community hack-a-thons …

A group for women graphic designers, web designers, and those who play well with them. We meet monthly and have speakers or discussions about all aspects of graphic design, from logos and print layout to website design, social media, and more. We also discuss business-related topics.

(This is a clone of the original NYC meetup) If you've ever visited Hacker News, you've almost certainly seen the "Show HN" or "Ask HN" posts. Well, it's time to get off the Internet and tell us about it face to face. We'll provide you with our honest feedback, you provide us with a great hack, or idea. We'll give you 5 minutes to show off your tool, hack, library (did you just write a library to access the Meetup API in Go!?), whatever. We're language and software/hardware agnostic, so it's all …

LadyCoders Mission: Foster a community of mentorship by providing career guidance for women in technology. Our Goals include: Help women manage their careers. Form a community of mentorship. Increase the number of women in technical positions. Narrow the salary gap. Provide confidence and inspiration. Provide solid career advice and guidance for every aspect of their career. Get women kick-ass jobs in tech.