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 …

The Pivotal Tracker User Groups are a forum for product managers, project managers, entrepreneurs, and developers to share techniques and discuss the real day-to-day issues surrounding software project management. We’ll talk about upcoming Tracker features and look at third-party integrations. We'll discuss story estimation techniques and talk about what makes a good story. We’ll share our experience with agile planning, discuss patterns and anti-patterns of story management and acceptance, and …

The LVSP is a group of individuals in the Lehigh Valley, PA area (and beyond) that look to share best practices on product development from customer to engineer throughout the Lehigh Valley product development community.

We are a Community of Contributors™ learning Ruby on Rails programming, related technologies and entrepreneurial skills in a collaborative, cooperative manner.  We only assume that one knows how to press an On Button. Our members pledge to help Ruby Nuby, in some way in the future, with our socio-economic mission of teaching the sames skills to disadvantaged and at-risk youths. We believe in passing the gift of what others have generously taught and shared with us to those who may not have the s …

Hi there! We meet to discuss Ruby, Rails, iOS and Android development in Quakertown, PA. Come meet with us to discuss tips and tricks, to share what you're working on and chat about the latest in web and mobile development.

This group is for Pivotal Developers, clients & former clients who are interested in our tech talks. You can view past talks at http://livestream.com/pivotallabs Please only request to join this group if you have a close relationship with Pivotal Labs.

Live in MD or DC area and want to get together and talk about NoSQL technologies like Hadoop, HBase, CouchDB, Cassandra? Whether you're an expert or an interested novice, everyone is welcome to come and discuss NoSQL technologies, get and trade tips, network, and learn more from each other.

We're the world’s leading bootcamp on Lean Startup methodology. We provide founders with a framework of tools, techniques and resources designed to help identify key customers and iterate their products quickly.

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.

ProductTank provides an opportunity for Product Managers working for (or wanting to work for) digital/web/mobile companies in New York to exchange ideas and experiences about Product Management, Business Modelling, Metrics, User Experience and all the other things that get us excited. Events include talks from guest speakers on topics around product management, networking opportunities, and a good old-fashioned chin-wag over a beer or two. We're open to companies big and small. We also welcome e …

A group devoted to the use and development of open source, big data, agile intelligence solutions, for the NYC Metro area. Join our group if interested in solving real business problems utilizing open source, big data analytical solutions.

This Group will bring software people together to share ideas and experience in the domain of Continuous Delivery. Continuous Delivery addresses the entire software delivery pipeline - from CI to testing to deployment to release - and addresses technology, process and organization. Anything within that domain will be in scope for our Group. The Group shares concerns with other Groups in NYC - DevOps, Agile,Puppet/Chef, Cloud, Selenium, etc. - and will be complementary to them. But we'll talk abo …

Due to many of our meeting venues this group is open to US Citizens only. Calling all Agilists in the Annapolis Junction area! We are meeting to discuss the latest use of Agile practices and techniques in our unique customer environment. We're focusing on the areas of software and systems engineering with a healthy dose of test engineering and project management thrown in. We will be sharing through a combination of social meetings, roundtables and workshop formats. Come on out and join us! Due …

In each meeting we will discuss: common design patterns that can improve your application code; software development principles that underlie many design patterns; best practices in application design and development; frameworks that support best practices. Applying these patterns and practices in real-world applications can be a lot trickier than understanding them conceptually, so we will encourage you to bring in application design problems that you have been struggling with, or solutions t …

Lean, Agile, and Mean is a meetup for software developers who want to work on their starups using Lean and Agile methodologies. We will test drive all code and work in pairs. Everyone should be able to crate an MVP of their hypothesis within a couple of weeks.

This is a group for QA Professionals that work with agile development teams (or development teams that are striving to be agile). Let's discuss various testing methodologies and practices that are being used, along with obstacles that are routinely faced and how to overcome them.

This group is for anyone who is involved in the World of QlikView or interested in learning about QlikView. QlikView is a new kind of Business Intelligence software and has experienced tremendous growth over the years. Goal of this group is to share best practices, promote QlikView and provide an opportunity to meet others in the QlikView world. Join us if you are interested in: * Discovering the QlikView Business Discovery platform * Discovering how QlikView can help you to better understand …

Join us for a discussion series hosted by Kaplan Test Prep's Agile Center of Excellence focused on Agile/Lean methodologies.

The process of building software and the way engineering teams are structured to deliver it are going through a process of transformative change. There is probably no clearer example of this than in the world of startup engineering. How else could Instagram have built & operated a system that ran on cross-platform devices and scaled to 30M users with only a small team of engineers? But how are are startup teams like Instragram organized? And what processes do they use to design, deliver and main …

NYC Tech Recruiters is creating a community of Tech Recruiters coming together to meet like-minded Recruiters and exchange ideas and best practices in the evolving Tech scene in NYC. Within this community we are promoting mentoring along with professional development within a general forum for Tech Recruiters to share their experiences. And we plan to have fun doing it. Software engineers are also welcomed to join this group to gain knowledge and give feedback on what they seek from a technical …

NYC Tech Engineers is creating a community of Tech Engineers coming together to meet like-minded Engineers and exchange ideas and best practices in the evolving Tech scene in NYC. Within this community we are promoting mentoring along with professional development within a general forum for Tech Engineers to share their experiences. And we plan to have fun doing it.   Software engineers are also welcomed to join this group to gain knowledge and give feedback on what they seek from a technical re …

Agile Delaware was founded in 2011 for those who are interested in Agile practices. We are affiliated with the The Scrum Alliance, and the Agile Leadership Network. It is a supportive professional community that provides opportunities to connect, discuss, learn from one another and guest speakers. Join today!

Interested in using your tech skills for good? We host meetups to cover the tech skills required to make a difference to the world. We'll be covering topics such as Product Development, Creating MVPs, Open-Source Dev and Web Development.

Hello, Welcome to Atlassian User Community( Angry Nerds), Great to see you here ! Lets Connect with Atlassian tool set users.  The Frist Meet is  on May 9th @ 7 pm @Harvest Moon Brewery , New Brunswick, NJ Please RSVP the event ! See ya there ! Discuss Atlassian Tools - Angry Nerds May 09 7:00 PM Cheers, Amanda

Big Data ! Data Science ! Predictive Analytics ! Machine Learning ! ... these are all great buzzwords but to make a system actually work and that has an impact is a non-trivial task. To go from concept to system deployment many technical, project and program elements need to come together. The goal of this meet-up group is to provide a forum for systems architects/engineers, software architects, software engineers, analysts, informaticists, data scientists, program managers and end customers a f …

Serving the corporate Agile community of Northern New Jersey.

Hi UXers! We've created this Meetup group to help get the word out about the UX Awards- www.UserExperienceAwards.com The UX Awards are the first Awards created to specifically celebrate and showcase examples of outstanding, game-changing UX. The annual UX Awards Event is also the biggest UX event of the season, and it's around the corner on Tuesday May 21, 2013 in NYC! Now in the third year, the User Experience Awards are the premiere Awards to showcase, celebrate, and raise understanding of exc …

This is a meetup about making amazing tech and non-tech products. We will host guest speakers that are experts on different topics related to managing teams, communication, and understanding customer needs. Join if you want to meet like-minded product people and learn the latest ways of creating awesome products.