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 …

Creating a portlet.  Allowing your site to be found in search hits.  Optimizing your Lucene search queries.  Managing your web content.  The opportunities and challenges of implementing an open source portal server in the federal government and commercial spaces.  Covering Liferay and its related technologies (Lucene, jBPM, JackRabbit, SOLR, Alfresco, REST, Velocity).  

The DC Health 2.0 STAT meetup is a venue for Health 2.0 practitioners in the greater DC metro area to meet, share with and learn from colleagues dealing with similar challenges and issues. Our ultimate and driving mission is to contribute to the healthcare system innovative ways to use technology - with a focus on the patient or constituent. Technologies and topics we will cover include, but are not limited to: * Web 2.0 and 3.0 * Social media platform technology (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, et …

… In 2010, we'll have guest speakers; discounts on books, education, and software; mixers; and discussions. We're open to suggestions. What do you need to succeed? Classes? Meetings? Online/Offline resources? Networking events? Let us know and look for new opportunities with the DC Metro Area CISSP Meetup Group. You can find out more about the CISSP here: http://www.isc2.org <---------------- If you have any questions, contact me, Chris Penick, by clicking that little email me link …

Affiliated with the DC Lotus User Group (DCLUG), we are IT professionals in Washington, DC and the surrounding region working with IBM Lotus Software (Notes/Domino, Quickr, Connections, Sametime, etc.)

… 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!  

This Washington DC group is for everyone interested in Web Design, Graphics, Software Development as well as in networking, building online businesses and achieving one's Big Dream. Sometimes only a few web designer show up, therefore, we collaborate with similar groups which will meet at this same event for more new contacts, better networking, fun and mutual support. We appreciate the awesome leadership of Jonathan Perrelli, Adam Z and others at thefort.vc and foster.ly to facilitate entrepren …

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.

… All software developers of every stripe are hereby extended an invitation to participate in the discussion or just come and see what all this ALT.NET stuff is about.

IT Networking professionals who are interested in discussing the newest networking technologies: WAN acceleration, cloud acceleration, software-defined networks, Openflow, content-distribution networks, cloud networking-as-a-service, etc. Will try to bring in vendors, such as Cisco, Riverbed, Palo Alto, cloud companies, etc.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 DC Animation Community. Meet fellow Professional Motion Graphic Artists, Animators, Visual FX Artists, Film, or Graphic Designers in the DC Area! Come to a Digital Animation Meetup to discuss favorite 2D and 3D Animation/Graphics Software, share animation techniques, and Network with other animators in the area. Get input on your portfolio, make contacts and mingle with new friends!