The Los Angeles Coding Dojo brings software programmers together to hone our skills and broaden our knowledge through practice, collaboration and sharing.

LA is a big place and it can be really hard to find others that work in the tech industry, interested in learning how to code or hack on some hardware. It's especially hard to find other women who are into tech. LAdy Tacos is for women in LA interested in and/or working in technology to get-together to hack on software and hardware, mentor each other and help increase the number of women in tech. You need to be a woman, interested in tech and have a sense of humor.

Join us at Los Angeles's biggest meetup for web application developers (software engineers who build websites). Our purpose is to create a thriving developer community in Los Angeles, promote a free exchange of information and connect with each other at bi-monthly (or so) events. Our events are presentation style. Guests from the community present tips, tricks, new methods, frameworks, tools or anything else interesting to web application development. Our events are hosted by local companies …

Businesses are looking for ways to cost effectively analyze their data to stay ahead of the competition. The Southern California BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) User Group has been created to help businesses and individuals of all skill levels to learn through sharing information related to using BIRT (Open source and/or commercial) reporting software. Join our group to learn and to network with BIRT users.

Have you wanted your volunteer hours to count on your resume? Are you an IT professional and want to get involved in Agile Software Development and Scrum methodologies? Are you currently participating and want to augment and refresh your skills? Would you like to become a Certified Scrum Master? Are you certified and want to evangelize? If you answered yes to any of these questions then join our group. We hold monthly networking meetings and run volunteer scrum projects online. …

This group is for software developers working with spatial or location enabled platforms. We aim to be platform and vendor neutral. Technologies we may discuss include: ESRI, Google Maps, Bing Maps, iPhone, the OSGeo stack, Open Street Map, SimpleGeo, and Social Location APIs from Foursquare, Gowalla, Brightkite, Twitter, Facebook, etc. All levels of developers are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial or mobile location development. We are open to creative input …

Los Angeles Hack Night at SPIRE.IO   A bi-weekly hack night for anyone wanting to learn a programming language, hack on a software or hardware project, socialize with other developers, play ping pong, etc. We frequently see people learning and hacking on software projects using Ruby, Python, Node, JavaScript, etc. and hardware projects using Arduino. Our members include beginners working through the Learn Code the Hard Way exercises as well as experienced developers working on side projects.   B …

Are you looking for new and innovative ways to build a profitable business model and emerging brand during tough economic times to gain funding, partners, investors,customers, evangelists, etc? The founders of this group are seasoned business strategists, brand strategists, venture capital and finance experts, website, internet marketing & business planning experts that desire to get your product,service,website, software, invention, or company growing. Learn how to acquire customers, investors, …

This group provides a free forum where by Java users can discuss different topics in Java, software design as it pertains to Java, and methodologies as they pertain to Java. The format of the meets is a group discussion where we encourage everyone to participate. Usually the group focuses on a selected section in a book or some other media format of choice. Everyone is welcome to attend regardless of one's current experience level in area of Java Software Development.

… We have many projects (Many video games, internet television shows, movies, software, Music and more!!) where we are searching for believers to work and join with us with a future goal to help every believer eventually be able to make and earn a living using their gifts and talents, instead of having to go into the world to earn a living. These projects are voluntary for now, but for sure will get you a lot of exposure if you are faithful, humble, willing to follow instructions (God has given us …

This group is about sharing iOS (iPhone OS) design and development experiences. Talks include tips, methods, resources, demos, direct community feedback, testers, and mobile sanity checks for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

With open source manufacturing, we will strive for fiscal and intellectual transparency.   We will design with open source software, open source our designs, and minimize parts from non-free countries.    The projects we tackle can be as simple as a led desk lamp, or as complex as a human/ev recumbent hybrid and beyond.   The size and complexity of the projects will depending on our collective abilities and available equipments. We will start small and take incremental steps.     We'll learn to …

This group is about digital creative expression in the San Gabriel Valley and nearby areas. Digital creative expression encompasses many different endeavors and art forms, including digital art, digital film making, digital photography, 3D modeling and animation, web design and development, software development, game development, desktop publishing, screenwriting, etc. The primary goal of the group is to bring digital artists and content creators together to network, share knowledge, collaborate …

This group is for Southland users (or potential users) of Groovy / Grails technologies. All levels are encouraged to come out and participate in tutorials, discussions, presentations and networking. Groovy is a Java scripting language and ecosystem, and Grails is Java's answer to Ruby on Rails: Groovy-based web applications with scaffolding, object-relational mapping, Groovy server pages and more.

Welcome to the Android Developers and User Community for Walnut, CA and surrounding areas. Dedicated to fostering technology innovation in our local community, we share a common belief in the potential of the Android platform to enable exciting new applications in both the consumer and commercial markets. The key objective of this group is to provide a forum for networking, learning and the exchange of information and ideas amongst Android developers, users, enthusiasts and business people. We o …

This Meetup group is made up of customers of Newegg.com. It is a Los Angeles-based group of people who shop and like Newegg. The group is your connection to Newegg's management. We plan to meet occassionally to get your feedback---likes, dislikes, wants, desires---of Newegg.com. From do-it-yourself computer building to gaming to servers to digital cameras to watches and remote controlled airplanes, if it is on Newegg.com and you like it, this is the group to share your thoughts. And when you jo …