Agile software development is a great way to make good software that satisfies real needs and creates real value to those who build and use that software. Everyone on the team is concerned with the quality of the product. However, sometimes it can be an overwhelming task being the team member whose job it is to insure that the quality of the product is sufficient. DCAST was created to develop a community of those interested in agile software testing who are also interested in testing agile produ …

Meet, share ideas and learn about Lean Start-up efforts from local entrepreneurs. The initial meeting is intended to discuss the feasibility of a Tysons Corner Lean Start-up group, given that there is already an active group in Washington DC. Can another group exist without diluting the DC group? Lean Startup is a set of processes used by entrepreneurs to develop products and markets, combining Agile Software Development, Customer Development and existing software platforms.

This is a book club aimed at reading books of interest to IT professionals, especially software developers. Not hard core technical books, but instead the sort of book that you could sit down and read cover to cover in two to four hours, such as Joel on Software, The Cathedral & the Bazaar, Dreaming in Code, etc. [And maybe a single language review book per year] We'll meet at some coffee shop, bookstore or cafe in Takoma Park or Silver Spring near a metro stop. Our group image is an CC xkcd ill …

We're a group of Hadoop & Cloud Computing technologists / enthusiasts / curious people who discuss emerging technologies, Hadoop & related software development (HBase, Cassandra, Hive, PIG, etc). Come learn from each other, meet nice people, have some food/drink.

… And timeless marvels such as Software As A Service (SaaS). Also widgets & gadgets, esp. as how they integrate into social apps, and development on Flash/Flex/etc. We also have discussed mobile web, microblogging (esp. Twitter, Plurk), and lots of non-tech stuff like restaurants, travel, and where to have the next event! For beginners to gurus, and also those wanting to understand how social apps and cloud computing can integrate into a larger strategy. Resources: News about social SW - http …

This group is for Android enthusiast, developers and entrepreneurs. Even if you are new to Android and want to know what all the buzz is about you are welcome. We will meet once a month to listen to guest speakers’ talk about various topics related to Android and then network and socialize.

If you develop software for a living, you need at least one "dynamic" language in your toolkit. Languages that make it easy to do meta-programming are invaluable for many types of problems. If you are a Java developer or you develop software for the JVM, there are compelling reasons for investing in Groovy and the numerous Groovy-based frameworks -- Grails, Griffon, Gradle, Spock, Gaelyk, etc. The purpose of this group is not to promote the Groovy language and frameworks over some other t …

Stay up-to-date with the latest Ruby and Ruby on Rails happenings. Network with other Ruby developers.

A group, lead by the team at IKANOW, devoted to the use and development of open source, big data, agile intelligence solutions, for the DC/Metro area. Join our group if interested in solving real business problems utilizing open source, big data solutions.

… The Drupal Technology Meetup is a resource for the growing community -- including professionals in other industries, developers, students, designers, graphic artists, IT technicians and engineers, recruiters, employers, entrepreneurs and technologists -- who want to know about Drupal website software, and related technologies, with networking mixers, discussions, demo's and training workshops. We look forward to growing and evolving together!  

We're a bunch of hackers, inventors, engineers, techies, developers and makers who love all things IT and security. Everyone is welcome - from advanced hardware hackers to those who would like to learn what can be done with these new technologies in the arts, sciences, healthcare, gaming, academia, and business venture opportunities. Our meetups are totally informal and are a great opportunity to chat about projects, create new ones, solve problems, mingle, network and generally shoot the breeze …

Our second meetup group! As we continue to build a community of CQ5 users and developers in NYC we're reaching out to the Washington, DC area where we know there are a fair number of CQ5 installs as well. Would you like to meet others that have implemented CQ5? Share code or tricks, strategy or thoughts? Stay tuned!

The DC Selenium Meetup is a group for Selenium users of all skill levels to come together to communicate, learn, network, or just have a good time. Our focus is in Selenium and topics extend through related areas of interest, such as Agile testing, Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, building maintainable automated test scripts and much more.

Welcome to MoDevDC- a mobile development, design and marketing community for DC, Virginia, Maryland and beyond. We provide a productive forum for technical and business expertise in order to successfully navigate the world of apps and the mobile web.    - Join this group if you are a developer, designer or mobile marketing professional at any level, regardless of platform - Join if you are a company needing mobile expertise and support - Interact with some of the brightest developers in the bu …

Meetup group of local Microsoft Robotic Developer Studio (RDS) developers and enthusiasts to discuss this technology to build robots and large-scale distributed applications. MSRS is an integrated development platform that uses a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) approach to develop robotic applications as well as high performance distributed applications.

Join us and meet other SproutCore and JavaScript developers to share knowledge, review the state of the art, and dream up new applications. SproutCore is an HTML5 application framework for building responsive, desktop-caliber apps in any modern web browser, without plugins. SproutCore works by doing the only thing that can truly eliminate the latency problem: it moves your business logic to the client. SproutCore applications are full-fledged programs, written in JavaScript. That JavaScript e …