This is a group for anyone interested in learning more about writing code using modern techniques by practising together in a friendly, cooperative atmosphere fuelled by the four main sources of nourishment for developers - curiosity, beer, pizza and caffeine. The group is language agnostic, although meetings are likely to focus on specific technologies. The group is centred on Guildford since it is fairly central to the area, and also has a number of high-tech startups nearby on the Surrey Rese …

This group is for newbies interested in programming world specifically in Java. Whether you are completely new to programming, just started learning or done a bit of programming before this group will help you to learn coding in Java. Study groups are arranged and led by an experienced programmer who will assist you throughout the session. It is practical and easy to follow hands-on introduction to Java. Java Programming requires the use of JDK and an editor. It is necessary for members to bring …

We are the Hadoop users group for the UK based in London. We meet monthly for talks and discussion on all topics related to Hadoop. Join if your intrested in learning what Hadoop is, how people are using it with their big data problems, and to meet other people with experience running and coding on Hadoop cluster around London and the UK.

Are you making educational games and apps, thinking about making them or just interested in the application of new technology to education? The aim of this group is to link people involved in or interested in getting involved in making educational games and apps. Often people in this field have a particular skill (e.g. teaching, coding, subject-matter expertise, design) but need to find others with complimentary skills. This meetup group would help people get together and share knowledge and ide …

Are you a code ninja searching for a similar bunch of ladies to drink coffee and discuss code with? You’ve come to the right place. We meet bi-monthly to talk about one specific problem or topic. Using the powers of our collective minds, we toss around ideas and examine them together. We continue to develop our code-fu in the process. Everybody gets input on the question, and we vote beforehand. Think of it as a book club for coders. Yes, there will be tasty treats of the baked variety with coff …

A group for those starting out in the world of Ruby on Rails, or those who are learning and wanting to bounce problems around without feeling intimidated. We'll meet once a month to share ideas, problems, and what we have learned, and perhaps find people to code with and learn together. I started this group to find people like myself who have started learning in isolation but learn more quickly by sharing problems, and enjoy working together with others.

So we've managed to get the very kind people at London Southbank University to donate a great space for one evening per month. It's the 8th floor of their conference building and has space for about 40 and also multiple breakout rooms with views over London... Free Drupal training - we'll pick a basic book for a crutch to run intros to Drupal. Might be good for PHP people thinking about transitioning, Uni students thinking about getting a job after graduating etc. Intro to contributing to core t …

The Nexus Project is an initiative to bring together the creative talent of different disciplines to share techniques, solve problems and build networks of collaboration. The events will happen every month inviting young designers, architects, engineers, programmers, game designers and visual artists. We will also have one guest connected online to keep the project open to international collaboration. You can also apply to present at the Nexus, making the Nexus an opportunity to showcase your wo …

This is a group for anyone who is learning to code using online resources, e.g CodeAcademy, Udacity, Coursera, Treehouse, CodeSchool. This group is also open to anyone interested in learning to code but unsure of how to tackle it. Lastly, the group is open to anyone working in web development or design, front end or backend, who wants to meet people with similar interests or even give talks on new technologies or just share their experiences. This group will meet as regularly as possible, and …

West End Club London e v e n t s Catering, Education & Entertnainment & Social Networking since 23 November 2005 with Meet Up 8 Years Anniversary. West End Club London e v e n t s  (Meet4Chat & Make New Friends) Every Thursday This conversational event at a pub’s function room is for people who speak English & other Languages. It is a good opportunity to make friends from any back grounds. Our intention is to become the No 1 meeting point for all kinds of languages, helping members to improve th …

Beermat Monday London is a monthly networking event for entrepreneurs, sole traders, small businesses and start-ups. Organised by Mike Southon (Ambassador for the Federation of Small Businesses, co-author of best-selling book 'The Beermat Entrepreneur' and Financial Mail columnist in the Mail On Sunday) and Simon Graham. The events are free, have no dress code and are open to anyone. The purpose of the evenings is to mix, network, do business, share ideas and have some fun! We also run regular s …

Hoodlums is a group for experienced software developers interested in the programming language Haskell. Members range in experience from those just reading about the language to those working with it daily. The purpose of the group is to help members learn from each other, to share experience, provide a forum for questions and to get a chance to hack some code. We meet monthly on the second Thursday of the month in Canary Wharf. It is a "Coding Dojo" format where we pick some interesting proble …

An opportunity to share knowledge, practise NLP strategies and generally explore the potential NLP offers for personal development . All levels of experience welcome. I am an NLP Master Practitioner, INLPTA accredited Master Coach and have recently worked with John Grinder to learn the New Code games. I started the group as I would love to meet fellow NLPers in the area.

We love sailing is a club that gets like minded people to go sailing and socialise together. We organize regularly sailing weekends, courses and week holidays in the Mediterranean sea. In our trips you will learn to sail, make new friends, visit beautiful places, eat healthy and delicious food, and enjoy an overall wonderful experience. Join our sailing club If you are already a sailor and love sailing in the sun and meet new friends, or if you are one of those people interested in sailing, but …

About Us and About You This is one of the best social technical group, positive and progressive meetup group. We are a small and enthusiastic group. We can give you good advice and guidance and support your adventure into owning a website; from planning for one, building one, managing one and connecting with commercial and social market places. Our group does not just focus on one web technology, we experience an array of web technologies.  Join us and you will have wished you started earlier. …

This is a group for people doing serious stuff with JavaScript. If you are building rich Internet applications, working with libraries or crafting cool code, you'll find people to share your experiences with. If you are just starting out, come and meet others who have been there. This is a place to share knowledge, ask questions, learn and grumble. We meet monthly in central London for some informal talks, live coding, show-and-tell, questions and of course beer. Sign up and join us!

There is a great opportunity in the Information Technology market at the moment. IT Contractors are currently some of the highest paid professionals in the UK. Being an IT Contractor has a great deal of reward associated with it, yet it also has a number of challenges that must be faced and overcome before you can find the success that you desire. This group is about discussing mainly Java Technologies Topics and learn from other members different ways of writing efficient code , how to keep …

This is a group for software developers and designers to discuss, learn and share experiences of working on the Windows 8 platform for desktop, mobile and tablet devices. This will include approach, design, coding and even commercial aspects. We hope to get some Windows 8 experts along from time to time and be are friendly and informal.