When traveled alone, the journey of a web startup can be confusing and grueling. That's why we're creating a community to help web entrepreneurs and technical founders to connect, collaborate, and learn from each other. As Startup Camp grows, we plan on gathering more resources to provide support for early stage startups. We will host events and workshops 1 to 2 times a month. The format will mainly be "presentation" style, informal "mixer" type events, or peer-to-peer sharing. Our events ty …

Meet other Temecula Valley Software Developers! Discuss ideas for applications and techniques and approaches for developing them in various programming languages. Software architecture, cross-platform development, mobile development, Telecommunications, VoIP,  etc. The intention for this group is to be an informal and interactive group of professionals that have a passion for software development interested in using best practices and sharing their knowledge and experiences. Our group is about S …

OCRuby is for anyone interested in learning or sharing experiences with "Ruby" or "Ruby on Rails" or tangential technologies (NoSQL, etc.) In existance since 2006 (but new to Meetup), we usually meet the last Thursday of each month (moving on holidays or other exceptions) at smart-soft.com in Irvine, CA. Regards, Forrest Chang OCRuby organizer

We are Tech In Motion: Orange County Orange County: Where high tech meets the beach. Our aim is to unite the multitude of industries, from software products to financial giants. If you are a tech lover, an expert in the field, or an open-minded entrepreneur, then this is the group for you. We’re hoping to unite our fellow tech enthusiasts! *We already have 2 staffing firms dedicated to offering career counseling services to our members, so we ask that no 3rd party recruiters join this meetup. An …

We are San Diego's Ruby community. If you're interested in Ruby or Ruby on Rails, this is the group for you. MONTHLY MEETINGS We kick off our monthly meetings with two talks given by SD Ruby members. Topics can include Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Javascript -- basically anything related to web development or computer science. This is a great place to show off your latest project, gems and plugins, or something you recently learned. Open to all skill levels... just show up and join the fun! When: 1 …

The Los Angeles Puppet Master User Group is a Meetup to share knowledge and experience using Puppet. Puppet s a tool designed to manage the configuration of Unix-like and Microsoft Windows systems declaratively, developed by Puppet Labs. Anyone interested in Puppet and systems configuration should join. Note : nothing to do with the Southern California Amateur puppeteers and puppets meetup.

Whether building a web, VOIP, or gaming backend, Operations is using development tools to make it work. We're interested in the built-in facilities in Linux and the BSDs to programmatically seed and deploy.  We're building traditional UNIX infrastructure with lighttpd/Nginx/Apache, Syslog, NFS, LDAP, MySQL/Postgres and BIND/PowerDNS, but doing it with modern scripting languages (Python, Ruby, Perl...) and revision-control.  Debconf in Debian and Ubuntu. Kickstart in Redhat and CentOS.  pc-sysins …

Hack night is a free-form time where people can work on projects, talk to other developers and get help or advice with their projects. It was started for members of the The Dev School to meet face-to-face and work on projects together but, we're opening this time up to anyone who'd like to join us. There aren't presentations or scheduled events; work on something or just come and see what others are working on.

This group intends to offer support to new-intermediate Ruby and Ruby on Rails aspirants interested in learning and sharing what they learn with others. The group is also seeking to create a support network for teachers (and non-teachers) that want to draw connections of programming concepts to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

We do rails Who should join this group? Anyone who wants to discuss real world issues, techniques, and successes with ruby on rails.  Topics assume a basic understanding of ruby and the rails framework.

We are a Long Beach, CA area E-commerce sellers group and are open to all who sell or have an interest in selling online. Get away from the computer and enjoy meeting monthly with other Sellers. Have fun and improve your personal economic future by learning how to help you grow your business from great speakers and your fellow members. We network, problem solve, find new tools and solutions to selling in the eCommerce format. Whether you sell on eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Ruby Lane, Craigslist or your …

We are a group using and promoting Ember JS, a Javascript framework that makes sophisticated web development much easier, faster, and more robust. Come join us if you are interested in graduating from JQuery to very sophisticated HTML5 "application functionality" in the browser instead of only in the server.

MonkDev Academy is a San Diego based initiative launched by the developers of Monk Development, Inc.  It's goal is to turn people into programmers and good programmers into experts!  Very important to our mission is to create an Alumni of students that forever stay involved in helping each other out and forming connections for future opportunities. Our focus ranges from web applications, to mobile applications, from backend to front end.  Stay tuned for our class schedules.  Classes ranges from …

Downtown LA Startups is a group dedicated to bringing downtown Los Angeles entrepreneurs, start-ups, and existing small business owners together to network and to support one another.  Having been someone who started my own business in an apartment in downtown, there is difficulty in finding support and networking opportunities for downtown LAers as we're usually transplanted here from elsewhere with the hopes and dreams of making it big in the big city. We aim to host events that benefit start- …

We bring the power of the Drupal content management system to the yearning public of San Diego, CA. We have two meetings each month where we discuss everything Drupal, at all levels from beginner to Drupal ninja. Join the group, come and enjoy the meetings, and learn why people come for the software and stay for the community: Central San Diego: Hall of Champions, Balboa Park Second Wednesday of every Month, 7 pm Carlsbad (North County): Museum of Making Music, NAMM campus Last Thursday of every …

Are you a web designer, developer, or web enthusiast who lives in or around the SGV? Do you get excited when you hear about new web technologies? Are you a designer who is always up-to-date with the latest trend in web design? Do you like to have fun while nerding out about your latest project with someone who understands it? If this is you, we'd love for you to be a part of the San Gabriel Valley web designers and developers meetup group! This group is designed to create a fun environment for e …

This group is for organizing and conducting the San Diego RailsBridge Ruby On Rails workshops. The goal is to increase gender diversity in the Ruby community by helping women learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails. The workshops are geared to help primarily women learn Ruby on Rails. It is a free workshop and any level of experience is accepted. Anything from "I have never coded before in my life" to "I have been doing this for years and just want to see what is up with this Ruby on Rails thing" will be f …

Full Stack: North County is an event where web designers and developers can come together to learn from and teach each other about emerging technologies. While speakers at Full Stack focuss primarily on Ruby, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, we encourage all local web professionals to join us for vivid discussions around technology across the stack in any language.

RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Socials provide a casual, unpreten …

Calling all designers, developers, and hackers! You've been working for the man and now need to work on something for yourself. Idea Nerd hack nights are a place for you to focus on your project for a few hours every other week. Our bi-weekly hack nights run from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. All levels welcome.

Getting Started Here's our current plan: Some Ruby first, then Rails. Start by making your way through the "Ruby in 100 Minutes" tutorial by JumpStartLab Next will be giving the Event Manager tutorial a go. (NOTE: I'm not affiliated with JumpStartLab, they just have cool tutorials) If anyone gets hung up on any bits then we can use the discussion tool to ask a question. My goal is to meet every 3 weeks or so to discuss where everyone is, what parts you found challenging, how you solved partic …