“ I want these local Meetups because I am a part of this industry and in a role of a team lead, would like my team to be aware of the niches of technology. ”

“ I used to live in Davis CA. Just moved to portland on the 11th. Staying at the NW Glisan hostel right now, looking for an room to rent and a job or two. I'm 20 years old. Into computers and community tech involvement. Participatory Culture! ”

“ I am a web developer (specializing in LAMP open source development), and jazz / experimental musician ”

“ Interested in Python for mobile devices ”

“ Entrepeneur: iLike.com, GarageBand.com, Vadver.com Political Economist: MIT Sloan School, Innovation Lab Guitarist: Bottom's Up rock cover band ”

“ I want these local Meetups because, because, because, because, because, of the wonderful things he does! ”

“ A Ruby on Rails developer fairly new to SF.. ”

“ Everyone needs to learn the latest technologies. ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I geek to these things ”

“ I lead a Java User Group for web developers <https://sv-web-jug.dev.java.net> and a Google Technology User Group <http://sv-gtug.org>. They both meet once a month at Google in Mountain View. Check them out! ”

“ I want these local Meetups because I am seeking developers interested in developing on the vaakya platform ( www.vaakya.com ) ”

“ I recruit senior level Agile developers/mentors in San Francisco. I would like to be a resource for those Agile developers interested in new opportunities. bill.hoffman@trustedforce.com ”

“ Foster community of XPers, network, network, network. The more knowledge of and experience with XP we can generate, the more it'll permeate the corporate world. Then we'll all be happier. ”

“ Very interested in the topic of management in the context of software development ”

“ Walken all they way! ”

“ I am a recruiter, specializing in emerging technologies, looking for experienced hardware and software engineers. I would love talking with you. ”

“ I am a co-founder of eDream Factory - We build Virtual Worlds like no one else. Check http://www.edreamfactory.com for more information. ”

“ I was born in the U.S. of immigrant parents. Polish was my first language but of course has dwindled. I was part of an exchange program in Poland many years ago and am planning a return visit soon. Would love to brush up on my conversational Polish. ”

“ I want local Ruby Meetups because Ruby is to use a technical term, "the Shit" ”

“ I want these local Meetups because, i work in these areas ”

“ Hi Everyone, I'm a Java Developer here in Oakland, mostly working with the struts/hibernate frameworks at the moment. I'm looking forward to meeting the group at the next meetup ”

“ I'm the author of POJOs in Action and an architect/mentor/consultant specializing in helping organizations develop better software faster. I'm looking for new clients and new consultants. It would be great together in Oakland and talk about Java. ”

“ Java has proven the viability of semidynamic garbage collected languages in production. It is now time to establish the position of the far superior CLOS family of languages: Lisp, Scheme & Dylan. ”