We are a group of people in the San Fernando Valley / Los Angeles area who love and use a variety of programming languages: Python, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby, Perl, Java, Clojure, Objective-C, C++, C#, C and many more. This group is for Software Developers only!

I've thought many times how good it would be to get a group of creative web minds together. Looking for advanced and intermediate internet developers of all kinds, coders, designers, developers, SEO, etc... A good meeting showing each other new technologies, programs and designs. And time to help each other out with puzzling questions and issues. With absolutely no egos... Hopefully the right people might even be able to start some projects together. Web startups can't survive with 1 person! so …

This is a group for anyone interested in web development with the MODX content management framework (modx.com). I started this group to help get the word out about this great CMS and meet other talented developers and designers so we can share ideas and help save the internet, one web site at a time. The meetings are intended to be social and professional: we'll present on various web-related topics e.g. PHP development, best practices, tips and tricks, web security, new features, migrating from …

We're a group of web developers in Los Angeles who use SilverStripe, the PHP-based MVC framework and website CMS built by the New Zealand firm Silverstripe.com. We plan to meet periodically to trade development methods and tricks, and to stay current with SilverStripe updates.

We are Tech in Motion: LA. This group is designed for anyone and everyone interested in technology. If you are a tech lover, an expert in the field or simply want to know more about the industry this is the place for you. Tech in Motion: LA is designed for you, so let’s make this group amazing and help bring the sprawling Los Angeles Tech community closer and do something great! Have something cool you want to hear discussed? Tell us about it! *We already have 2 staffing firms dedicated to offe …

106 Miles is a network of startup founders, engineers, and friends. Our mission is to strengthen the connections between SoCal tech startups and Silicon Valley resources. We help you to get the missing pieces your startup needs for the next level. Go to http://socal106miles.launchrock.com/ and enter your email for future VIP event reminders Our values are Reputation, Innovation, Solidarity, and Education. This is our SoCal group; see also our Silicon Valley group. Please join us if you're …

We are a group of web designers and developers in the Los Angeles area who use and love the CMS ExpressionEngine. This group was started as an effort to become a valuable resource for both current and future area users of ExpressionEngine. ExpressionEngine is a powerful and extensible CMS that has an amazing developer community behind it. We want to share best practices, tips and tricks, and provide a long-lasting local resource for learning and community here in the Los Angeles area. Sharing co …

Imagine if there was a place, where at one table an entrepreneur meets her next $100,000 investor. A designer meets a new client, a web developer with a great internet startup. A PHP engineer meets a charismatic founder that excites him with his vision, so much so that he can picture leaving his day job for the exhilarating experience of working tirelessly for technology stock options that could be worth millions one day... We're building this community. @LATechHappyHour

The LA Drupal community in and around Los Angeles, California, is one of the world's largest regional Drupal user groups. With regular Drupal trainings, monthly meetings and social gatherings, LA Drupal is Southern California's hub for all things Drupal. LA Drupal is also the producer of the annual DrupalCamp LA conference, the largest independent Drupal event in the world for three years running. This is our meetup.com site. We also have an online presense elsewhere: via Twitter at @ladrupa …

The Topanga WordPress Meetup Group meets on the third Thursday of every month from 6-8pm in the main meeting room of the Topanga Public Library. We will announce the topics for each session with time for open discussion, QA and time to socialize. This is a free event and open to all. We are Los Angeles based wordpress developers, designers, coders, marketing experts and bloggers united in our passion for the best CMS (content management solution) on the planet. We look forward to sharing ideas, …

We are now focusing in on Ipad/Android/XNA applications and Web applications related to business processes. We encourage anyone who wishes to advertise there services to volunteer to speak at one of our meetings. We will have a 15 minutes slot for all speakers and a 10 minute Q and A after the speech. Please bring the materials for the speech. Our current room seats approximately 20 people.

LA Tech Recruiters is creating a community of Tech Recruiters coming together to meet like-minded Recruiters and exchange ideas and best practices in the evolving Tech scene in Los Angeles, Venice Beach and Santa Monica. Within this community we are promoting mentoring along with professional development within a open forum for Tech Recruiters to share their experiences. And we plan to have fun doing it.   Software engineers are also welcomed to join this group to gain knowledge and give feedbac …

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 …

This group is for Software Engineering professionals to meet and discuss all aspects of the Software Engineering = development, analysis, test, quality, project management, refuse, methodologies, support, release, best practices, languages, new stuff, trends, tool sets, SWE careers. Eventually we will open some meetings to non-engineers but for now we would like to have members that have some background as a practicing engineer or developer. We will also cover scripting and scripting languages a …

Welcome to LA Joomla everybody!  We're a dedicated group of Joomla oriented web masters and web 2.0 users.  Our meetings are open to all ability levels and we look forward to having you join us.    You'll learn everything you need to know to get up and running with Joomla and customize it to fit your particular needs.  Lets help make 2013 the best year for Joomla in LA yet!

Droplabs is a collaborative coworking space, classroom and makerspace near Downtown Los Angeles. Classes, Community, Coworking and More Our event venue and meeting space is perfect for public and private events, including business meetings, free coworking days, user group meetups, job fairs and launch parties. As a center for training and education in Los Angeles, we host workshops and corporate trainings on a variety of topics. See our Venue Rental page for more information or Contact Us to boo …

These are not your typical software engineering events. Our events cover topics related to software engineering along with business but aim to change the perspective of those who attend. Our focus is on emerging technologies such as Big Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, 3D printing, Machine Learning, MapReduce, Semantic Web technologies, alongside more traditional topics like Ruby on Rails, HTML5, PHP, node.js, and Python. We reach out to the entire Los Angeles metropolita …

This group is for people who work professionally as graphic designers or web designers in the Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley, or Downtown Los Angeles! Why Join? Get away from the computer screen and meet real people just like you every so often. Talk about your work, your clients, your inspiration, tech stuff, etc. over drinks or a meal. This group also welcomes both expert and newbies interested in talking all things graphic and web design, content management systems, blogging, wordpress, logo de …

Are you a Startup? Freelancer? Entrepreneur? Coder? Tired of working alone through the night? We've got you covered. Twice a month, from 7pm - 12am, come to Coloft and work the night away in an inspiring, and creative atmosphere, around like-minded, ambitious people. Who knows what can come out of this... the next billion-dollar idea perhaps? A $15 cover charge applies. Coloft members get priority registration and pay no cover. Added Bonus: work space, wifi, super awesome people. p.s. Follow us …

This group was started to create a forum for experienced and aspiring web/mobile software entrepreneurs: product strategists, CTOs, hackers, CEOs, COOs, designers, developers/engineers, Scrum coaches, information architects, project managers. We will meet frequently to dscuss the rapidly changing web/mobile consumer software space: - New technologies - New apps! - Cutting-edge hardware releases - Startup process and incubation - Open systems - Development process efficiency/theory - Idea i …

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- …

With several weekly and monthly events, the Greater Los Angeles Area is one the most active areas for Drupal in the world. Formerly named Downtown Los Angeles Drupal, we've been meeting regularly in and around Downtown Los Angeles, California, since early 2010, and now organize a large number of events in the area. Our members and organizers have produced hundreds of Drupal events, including job fairs, meetups and workshops, conferences, paid trainings, coworking days, study group sessions, movi …

The purpose of the organization is to support local developers and businesses with the latest information and education on our industry We are a group that participates and organizes events for the LA development community. We are focused on establishing an experience unique to the User Group community. Come join our group. Participation is mandatory! Everyone is welcomed. We are always looking for new and innovative presentation ideas and sponsors.