We are a group of technically savvy women in Boulder who are, or hope to become, serious programmers and leaders in our field. The main focus of the group is on software/web development, but we are open to programmers from other fields as well (science, medical, IT, etc). As women developers, we've all probably gotten used to holding our own in large groups of men. We aren't afraid to ask questions, take leadership positions, and for the most part we are treated equally and with respect. However …

A group for C/C++ developers in Colorado. This group is open to software developers of all skill levels, we just ask that you have an interest in C/C++. Meet other C/C++ programmers, have a drink, and learn something new. If you are a recruiter or employer, please understand this is a technical group, not a general networking event. If you are a non-developer and you'd  like to reach out to this group, please email the organizers rather than join as a member.

This is *the* Microsoft Meet Up in Colorado for professionals, enthusiasts, and the curious. Here, we will host every official Microsoft event in the Colorado area. (Certain non-official events may show up) These include Windows Phone events, IT Pro events, Windows 8 events, Developer events, Training events, and Product Launch events.

Make games Share knowledge Support one another CiGDA (often pronounced 'sig-dah') is a free, open and supportive, grass roots group for game developers (artists, designers, coders, etc.) We meet with the purpose of learning and sharing information about independent game development (self-publishing, DIY, bootstrapping, resources, methods, etc.) Most importantly this group is an accessible support structure to gather artists, designers, programmers, musicians and writers to make self-expressive i …

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 …

The Denver Joomla! Meetup meets monthly to discuss building, editing, updating, and managing the content management platform called Joomla! Our topics are centered around Joomla!, however we all know the Internet utilizes many different executable utilities. Meeting topics can include anything that works with the Joomla! content management system (CMS), including javascript, PHP, custom hypertext markup language (HTML), MySQL management, cascading style sheets (CSS), file transfer protocol (FTP) …

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!

The Colorado BlackBerry developer group exists to connect developers in Colorado interested in gaining and sharing knowledge about developing on the BlackBerry platform. We meet about once a month in the Denver area. Meeting topics and styles will range from month to month depending on what the group is most interested in as a whole. Anyone interested in BlackBerry development is welcome to join a meeting. You do not need to be an experienced BlackBerry programmer. This is not the place for gen …

Lean Engagement emphasizes art, practice and systemization of agile software, lean start-up, 4 hour workweek, and getting things done (GTD) principles in bootstrapping and enterprise-funded start-ups. Practitioners of Lean Engagement learn through testible hypotheses, transactional engagement with beta testers and customers, multivariate data, and agile project management of software and business development. This Meetup group will comprise of hands-on workshops, lectures, community hack-a-thons …

HTML5 signals the end of the software development dark ages. No more boring web applications that submit one form after another. HTML5 gives developers the ability to be as creative as we want in the browser, with APIs for stunning graphics, drag and drop, local storage, geolocation, etc. We are software developers and designers who are interested in exploring all aspects of this exciting new programming platform, both on the web, and with mobile devices. Come join us!

A group that meets monthly to discuss software/programming related books and open source software projects.

LoDo Tech Lunch is a group for technology and software engineering professionals who are looking to assemble during work hours (when they are already downtown) for an hour-long lunch 'n' learn with likeminded startup and tech professionals. Food is provided and sponsored by local tech companies. We meet once a month to discuss a wide range of pertinent technology-related topics and view awesome presentations from local tech leaders.

This is a group for anyone interested in working together with Mobile Assay Inc.(www.mobileassay.com) to develop low-cost mobile diagnostic tests for use on the iOS and Android platform. We recently received a Bill and Melinda Gates Grand Challenge Explorations award to develop our Lab on Mobile Device platform. We would love to meetup with anyone with expertise in image analysis, molecular biology, DNA amplification, App developers, marketing research, agricultural pathogen testing, animal test …

This is a group for those interested in learning about and adopting DDD, and includes a number of experienced domain-driven design (DDD) practitioners. Our goal is to encourage building a DDD culture in the mile-high region, within its organizations and their teams, and helping you follow through with successful implementations. Our name says Denver, but we have members attending from along the front range, including Denver, Boulder and Colorado Springs. Our group includes those who have practic …

We're open for all forms of hacking. Software and hardware. If you are software developer, engineer, or tinkerer of technology, you are welcome to join us. www.hacknite.com

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 …

The Mobile Dev Denver user group is a nonprofit group dedicated to establishing a sense of community within the mobile software development space. We do so by fostering a strong network of connected mobile developers in a bi-monthly meeting format. Our meetings are run by a board of coordinators and volunteer members. They are not a platform for individual or corporate marketing, but a delivery of a relevant, platform-agnostic, mobile software development related topic. Anyone can volunteer to p …

This group is intended to meetup every month to discuss the topic of Resilience Engineering for the Web. Each month we will have a speaker to focus on a particular topic. Our goal is to provide a variety of topics including: Experiences & patterns shared by local companies who have found ways to make their systems more resilient. Talks focused on tools which facilitate resilient systems. This includes development, testing, deployment and management tools. Strategies for dealing with the human c …

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.

This group exists to foster the learning and development of minority programmers. The need for programmers is growing and there is no reason for these jobs to be going overseas. Through collaboration we will guide each other to learn the skills needed to create future opportunities.

DOSUG is a free and open user group studying the applications of open source to business software development. We offer two great speakers per month at a wonderful classroom facility in the Denver Tech Center, generously sponsored by Microsoft.

A day of practicing simple programming problems collaboratively using test driven development.

If you're an entrepreneur, product manager, software developer or innovator using Lean Startup principles, we want you to be a part of our group. Each month, we'll discuss how to apply the principles of Lean Startup and learn from the experiences of local companies in various stages of Lean Startup adoption. This will be a great opportunity to learn from your peers and stay on top of the latest trends. Join us today! * The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries. *

MODX Revolution™ is the development framework so many of us have been waiting for! Designed for web designers AND backend developers, it holds promise for being one of the best-of-class technologies for rapid development of custom developed websites with practically unlimited design potential, elegant framework that reduces programmer introduced bugs, and without constraints imposed by other CMS's. If you're a MODX developer or aspiring to be one, get connected with the community! We share cool …

Create awareness and sharing of mobile application development and technologies that promote the economic development of mobile technology within Colorado.

Full Stack Meetup is a place for developers to learn and teach about emerging technologies. Although we're primarily interested in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Ruby, we're excited for vivid discussions around technology across the stack in any language (designers welcome too). Plenty of food and drinks to go around. SendGrid is based in Boulder, Denver and Orange County. We’ve revolutionized the cloud-based transactional email space by efficiently powering the infrastructure for tens of thousands …

About RMAUG RMAUG is the Rocky Mountain Adobe User Group located in the Denver metropolitan area. Whether you are a seasoned developer, designer, or just starting out, you'll strengthen your community networking, see the latest innovations and learn the techniques to advance your digital discipline. Meeting Information We typically meet on the second Tuesday of each month near downtown Denver. We host some special events and schedule around holidays, so make sure to check our schedule before you …

We're crowdsourcing the device lab. By sharing our device collections we can build a large inventory of devices to test our web sites/apps on. With the constantly changing nature of the web and rapidly growing mobile space it can be very difficult to test your web app/site across all the various operating systems, device sizes and web browsers. We'll be coming together as a group to share our collective experience in design/development and our personal device collections to progress the web and …