Architecture begins where engineering ends. (Walter Gropius) Hello fellow architects... This meetup-group is about software-/system-architecture. We will talk about different technologies and different methodologies, discuss current hypes, compare project types, learn from each other's experience, etc. The 'system architect' role is not dead. It is still one of the most important roles in the development of complex software system. When you are building simple applications you might not need a s …

Zappers is a peer sharing community designed for those who believe in learning from each other and sharing testing knowledge. Zappers are from all walks of life, some are professional software testers for large international corporations, whilst others are computer science students looking to see how their skills match up, anyone with an interest in software testing would be most welcome to join us. Zappers believe in raising the standard of software testing internationally so most Zappers come …

This group has been created to bring together Italian developers living in London - a chance to discuss technology, home affairs and just enjoy the company of each other. Queto gruppo e' stato creato per far incontrare programmatori Italiani che abitano a Londra. Un'occasione per consocere altri connazionali uniti dalla stessa passione, discutere di programmazione, nuove tecnologie, IT, situazione in Italia e passare un po' di tempo assieme.

This is a group for software developers and designers to discuss, learn and share experiences of working on the Windows 8 platform for desktop, mobile and tablet devices. This will include approach, design, coding and even commercial aspects. We hope to get some Windows 8 experts along from time to time and be are friendly and informal.

At 7digital we’ve always loved and appreciated the London Developer community. All members of our development team regularly attend events held by groups such as the London .Net User Group, London Software Craftsmanship Community, Agile Evangelists, Extreme Tuesday Club, the various “In The Brain” events at Skillsmatter and many others. We feel it is now our turn to give back to the community and as such we will be hosting free independent, semi-regular evening events at our office, called Devs …

Cloud Computing is evolving at a very fast pace .Multiple platforms , security standards ,compliance is driving development in many directions. This groups intention is to bring together like minded cloud based developers/users who really want to find out what the end customer trending towards.This is not necessarily a coders only  group but a diverse set of professionals in cloud computing.

This group is for anyone who is interested in Software Defined Networking, whether your are technical, non-technical business folk, or an entrepreneur… It’s to discuss and debate all things SDN, including; hardware, switching, the OpenFlow protocol, controllers, application concepts, industry hype and reality, use cases, business adoption, and many other things…

DEVELOPERS:  Are you interested in being part of one of the next great internet/mobile startups? Are you finding it hard to find the right project to get involved with? ENTREPRENEURS:  Do you have a great idea for a new internet/mobile startup and need developers to make it happen? If you do have a great idea, are you reluctant to share it until you find the right people to work with? If your answer is YES to any of the above, then this group is for you! We will be organising all kinds of events …

The Salesforce community has over 800,000 developers worldwide and is rapidly growing. The community includes Heroku, force.com, data.com, site.com and all the platforms in the Salesforce ecosystem that support developers enjoy rapid, scalable application development. This meetup group is part of that community, allowing developers to get together and discover great development practices, get to grips with new features, give feedback on APIs & the development experience.  By doing things togethe …

Meetup for London software developers who are working on the iPhone platform or thinking about it. This group discusses technical and non technical aspects of iPhone development. Discussions will include development technologies and techniques, Marketing iPhone apps and other Entrepreneurial opportunities in iPhone domain.

The London Windows Store App Developers group is a special interest group dedicated to developing Windows Store apps for Windows 8 and Windows RT.

The Erlang User Group is a group of Erlang Enthusiasts who are interested in sharing their knowledge and meeting people who share similar interests. The group is open to Erlang Architects, Programmers, Project Managers, Software and Platform Innovators, and existing Erlang users as well as Erlang newbies and anyone interested in Erlang. We arrange and promote regular events involving Erlang including free seminars and workshops, followed by the customary Erlounge.

We're a bunch of software developers that love to code, play, learn, improve and eat pizza! Every month we meet up in order to practice code katas, clean code, software craftsmanship, pair programming, Test-Driven Development and learn from each other for an hour or two. As it's after work, food and drinks are provided :) If you'd like to learn more about Software Craftsmanship, the best place to start is What Is Software Design? by Jack Reeves. If you'd like more in-depth material, Pete McBreen …

Let's get together and chat about best practice Ruby Development, and do some good old fashioned business networking. Mostly for Ruby consultants and owners of software development shops, although any people interested in the subject are welcome!

A group for anyone interested in lean (startups, UX, etc) in Brighton & Sussex, whether you're an entrepreneur, wannabe-preneur (is that a thing?), designer, developer or just curious. Let's meet over a coffee beer to... Share knowledge Exchange ideas Share experiments & customer development hacks (good & bad) Discuss lean tools Make connections Follow @spookstudio or @welovelean for updates.

Paddington Lean Coffee is in informal discussion group meeting in the Paddington area of London, UK. We share ideas and insights about Lean and Agile approaches to software development and delivery, using the Lean Coffee discussion format (see http://limitedwipsociety.ning.com/page/lean-coffee)

A community of people who use tools to grow collaboration throughout their company and aspire to effective product & software development. The group members will share their experiences and help each other grow in their understanding of the possibilities.

Quarterly meet up for Heads of Test/ QA in London to network with like minded people.... Completely free! Each event will have 4 Key notes speakers discussing HOT topics including Testing in an Agile Environment/ The new role of a Developer in Test and a comparison of new Open Source tools. It will be held in the RBS Building- 280 Bishopgate- Capacity- 200 people. Free Wine/ Beer/ Soft drinks and nibbles. Time afterwards to network .....

This group aims to provide a meeting place and regular events for anyone involved in testing products which are developed in an Agile environment. Come to meet fellow testers, share stories and experiences about tools and techniques which may, or may not, have solved testing problems on other Agile projects. This is also a place of learning, where live demonstrations of tools will be given for FREE - no more expensive training courses for simple (and free) open-source testing tools. The group …

Jenkins Jenkins is a Continuous Integration tool developed by Kohsuke Kawaguchi who is currenly working with Cloudbees. Jenkins has boomimg in the market and most of the companies using Jenkins as CI server. Agile software development won't be complete without effective & visible CI and Jenkins fits perfectly into it. London JenkinsCI Users Group London JenkinsCI Users group is a group of IT professionals using Jenkins as a CI server, people want to use/learn Jenkins and people want to share thi …

UNICOM Seminars has set up DevOps London Group so that people working and interacting between development and operational activities within an enterprise can meet, share ideas, discuss technical problems and make valuable business contacts.

The London Java Community (LJC) is a group of Java Enthusiasts who are interested in benefiting from shared knowledge in the industry. Through our forum and regular meetings you can keep in touch with the latest industry developments, learn new Java (& other JVM) technologies, meet other developers, discuss technical/non technical issues and network further throughout the Java Community. FAQ What is the LJC? What goes on in the LJC? Who can join? Is there a fee to Join, is there a fee for the e …

Learn from and meet with other developers, devops and QA professionals that use JMeter to test web apps. JMeter User's group is an open forum where JMeter and even Selenium users from all levels (beginner, intermediate, afficianados) can interact, network and share insights and information. Topics include JMeter, Selenium, scripting, performance, load and stress testing, test-driven development, continuous integration, building automated test scripts and other topics. Feel free to request and po …

Connecting people so that they can collaborate and work together in the future. Providing a place for newer coaches to seek support Exchanging coaching skills and experiences Develop new concepts collaboratively that we can use when coaching Develop ideas that will support the discipline of coaching Having fun, sharing and collaboration The target audience is you, peers that you work with or have worked with, ScrumMasters, anybody with potential to be coaches, good ScrumMasters. Please feel fr …

Interested in the opportunities and disruptive potential of Google Glass? Are you a software coder who has built Android applications and is willing to explore the potential if building apps for Glass? Do you have an open mind, or have experience with brainstorming and collaborating in building cool stuff? If you believe that glass is a blank slate to develop completely new ways of engaging with our environment, people, objects and the internet, do come over. Even if you are a skeptic come in an …

Using Scrum (or another agile framework) but not sure if you're doing it well? Come and meet other agile users to discuss: the pros & cons of using Scrum, Kanban & other agile frameworks the dos & don'ts latest theories how to use story points / ideal days most effectively how to incorporate testing into your plans how to explain the benefits of agile to stakeholders whether agile can be applied to other areas other than development much, much more ... oh, and to have a drink and meet people. …

This meetup is for software developers, recruiters and employers seeking work/workers in either web or desktop technologies from C#/VB to Node.js, from Scala to Ruby. There are hundreds of great jobs in London and hundreds of fantastic candidates. Currently the system of getting employers and candidates together is inefficient, labour intensive and time consuming. So lets have the recruiters, employers and candidates all meetup together in central London (working on the venue, any suggestions pl …

This is a group for tech start-up entrepreneurs who are interested in becoming a more attractive proposition to a Technical Co-founder by way of learning basic coding skills (such as html, css and javascript), learning coding lingo and making fantastic visualisations that communicate your ideas really effectively. Alternatively, you might just want to meetup with other people learning to write software so as to form study groups at around the same level.