Rather than bashing rival technologies, come learn and participate in the Tech Throwdown panel discussion. We're going to bring in some of the area's brightest technology talent to present on competing technologies. Each presenter will have 30 minutes to cover his or her topic, followed by a panel discussion with audience participation. Nubes are welcome, but the presentations and panel discussion will assume working knowledge of the subject. The group will meet bi-monthly on the last Thursday …

Amazon AWS, Google, Rackspace Cloud, GoGrid Microsoft Azure, VMware, enStratus, RightScale... the list goes on and on. Cloud computing is changing the way we work and reshaping the way we manage and run companies. From startups to enterprises, it is disrupting the IT landscape. Come discuss how these Web products and services flatten the competitive landscape, and allow your business to put a ceiling on your costs while removing the ceiling from your growth.

The local community gets together to network, socialize and show-and-tell new technology. Join us.

Meet other developers using Meteor. Share your knowledge, apps, and get feedback from others. Meteor is an open-source platform for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you're an expert developer or just getting started.

Boulder is beautiful...and so is a well executed User Experience. The User Experience is everything from the layout/design of a web app or site, to how the end-user interacts with it. BoulderUX is a group dedicated to web development, design, and anything involving the user experience.

The Boulder WordPress Meetup is for individuals, entrepreneurs and small business owners wanting to learn what, why and how WordPress is a powerful content publishing platform, marketing tool, social media hub, CMS and complete Website solution. We invite all WordPress interested designers, developers, directors and related industry professionals who wish to collaborate on innovative ideas, network, present topics and participate in advancing our local WordPress community. This community can d …

A series of workshops by Imulus, a Boulder, CO based Interactive Agency, covering topics from web design, programming, search engines marketing, online strategy, development and software development.

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 …

As the knowledge economy grows, there is a new breed of information entrepreneurs or “infopreneurs” that is emerging.   The Internet is really just one big platform for creating these new information-based businesses.  And there is very little upfront investment or infrastructure needed.  Unlike any time prior in history, entrepreneurs can create multi-million dollar businesses just by packaging and selling their information online. The InfoCrowd meetup is for anyone who wants to create informa …

Working to create a nonprofit coworking space for tech creators (programmers, designers, etc.), and a community that's focused around startups, learning, work, collaboration, and fun. While there will be a use fee for the coworking space, hopefully the cost will be more then made up for by the enhanced work environment and the new opportunities the community would provide. We also plan to use the space to host and encourage hackfests, meetups, and other community events. Come join us.

This meetup is for tech developers that are interested in getting involved in the creation of a startup, and for entrepreneurs that are looking for developers. Here is what to expect at the meetup event. 8 entrepreneurs giving 5 minutes pitches of their ideas. Afterwords there will be a breakout session with food! Entrepreneurs will be stationed around the room with snacks, available for conversation. If you are interested in presenting please see the Information for Future Presenters page.

It's time to build some startups! This meetup is for developers, designers, and entrepreneurs. Many of us developers / designers don't have the time to commit to being technical cofounders but would still like to be involved in startups. The idea of this meetup is to pool our time and skills together to build MVPs for startup ideas that interest us. We will be looking at proposals from entrepreneurs, putting together teams, and building MVPs. The application for entrepreneurs can be found here:  …

Bringing together Developers and Designers with Local Businesses and Startups that are hiring! We will have short presentations as well as a breakout session to get to know each. NO CONTINGENCY / RETAINED RECRUITERS OR EQUITY ONLY POSITIONS PLEASE!

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!

Free Ruby on Rails workshops for women and their friends.

Come read source code with other engineers! Think book club, except for source code. All skills are welcome.

Meet with a wide variety of leaders in new media, interactive design, entrepreneurs, programmers, SEO specialist and theorists. We are passionate about our profession and areas of expertise but we are even more excited about learning and growing into new areas. Each month will be a new topic of discussion which will likely vary from the previous month's topic; always drawing in a different crowd. We hope you participate.

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!

Meet other local users of Google, the popular search tool. Delve into discussions that encompass All Things Google!

We're a meetup for Agilistas of all kinds! Meet other local people interested in or currently practicing Agile methods of software/product development. We have monthly speakers or discussions covering relevant topics and challenges in the Agile world, both in software, project and product management, and beyond. Whoever comes are the right people, whatever happens is the only thing that could have. We strive to meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month.

Need some help getting your new business off the ground? Been in business a while and want to be inspired by a fresh crop of passionate, driven entrepreneurs? Seasoned Entrepreneurs will talk about how they moved forward in spite of obstacles. Self-employment is a difficult but rewarding path and hearing of other's struggles ( and subsequent success) can fortify our resolve. Hear other entrepreneurs share what they have done to get things up and running quickly. We will cover topics like: Market …

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 …

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.

Women Developers and Programmers! Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a s …

We are project managers working in the internet industry. Our titles aren't necessarily Project Manager, but it's certainly a common responsibility we have at work. We want to discuss with other Boulder Project Managers how they handle challenges, what tools they use, what tips they might have to share.

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).

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.

We are software and hardware technologists in Lafayette, CO who want to network, learn, and support our local community through volunteering and growing businesses. We meet in Lafayette. #lafayetteTech