For the past couple of years, I've been looking to join groups and meet other developers, make friends, and connections. I've finally found some but it took a while to sift through dead groups on Meetup and find affordable conventions to network at.
This list is a collection of active groups and events, all in one place, so you don't have to do the digging! Please feel free to contribute (I know there's a lot more out there) and open a PR! Just check the contribution guidelines first.
Please reach out with any questions, comments or suggestions. I'd love to hear how I can keep improving this collection. Shoot me an email at developer@cmdme.dev
- Atlanta Developer Conference
- $10 and lunch is included! A relatively new conference located at Kennesaw State University.
- Refactr Tech
- Regular admission goes for $200 and you can add $99 for a workshop. Refactr Tech highlights diversity and inclusion in the tech sphere. A lot of sessions focus on accessibility and marginalized groups of people and give good insight on more than just technical knowledge. It's a small, but great conference that's easy to meet and mingle with others.
- Casual Coding
- Work on your projects in the company of other developers. Meet at Ponce City Market, 2nd floor food hall near Cobbler Union store.
- Code for Atlanta
- Hack nights with a focus on local government issues that occur on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month.
- Decatur Makers
- A membership based makerspace. If you have Ardunio/Pi projects to solder, they've got the equipment and a bunch of other stuff!
- DEF CON
- Get together the third Saturday of every month from 2 P.M. to 4 P.M. at Manuel’s Tavern and talk about technology & security.
- Free Code Camp Atlanta
- Talk about code, projects, and get help all while drinking coffee.
- Girl Develop It Atlanta
- Opportunities for women and non-binary adults to further their programming skills.
- JavaScript Alpharetta
- Everything JavaScript. Just getting back to in-person meetups. Code jams, talks, etc.
- PyATL
- Meetups every first and second thursday of the month about python!
- React ATL
- All about React. Virtual meetup. Not sure when going back to in-person.
- Atlanta Vue.js Meeup
- All about Vue. Meetups will begin again in 2023!
- Women Who Code Atlanta
- Dedicated to supporting women in tech fields.
- Atlanta Tech Village
- A place for startups. Not all meetups and workshops require a membership.
- General Assembly
- Bootcamps and workshops. In-person events in NYC but the Atlanta office (Ponce City Market) hosts online events.
- Kitt Labs
- A membership-based co-development studio with access to office spaces, recording and electronic equipment, a makerspace, VR tools, etc.
- Refcode
- Help refugees and immgrants learn to code, whether it's a new hobby or a change in career. Refcode has many volunteer opportunities.
- Tech Square
- A membership shared-workspace but with events open to the public.
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