Come to meet people from the local software development industry. We'll share tips and stories and find out who's doing what in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Make those network contacts that are so essential in our careers.
Each meeting opens with a short technical presentation to kick off our discussions. Then, following Q&A and possibly a door prize draw, we have our round-the-room introductions and open networking.
For the introductions we invite all participants to introduce themselves and to let us know what they'd like to talk with others about. This is when connections are made so think about what you would like to say beforehand, especially if speaking in front of a group seems difficult.
Of course our "network" is about more than just our meetings. Beyond our members' personal networks we have an opt-in mailing list plus our groups on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Yahoo! See our About Us page at http://softwaredev.meetup.com/17/about/ for more details.
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Tue, 26 Jun 2012, 01:45 - 04:45 in Vancouver, Canada
In June we have Dr. Tyler Folsom coming up from Seattle to talk about the open source Elcano project that he's involved in to build practical autonomous robotic cars. The Google self-driving car may be the best known but is far from the only project to automate our automobiles and now you can even take an on-line course about doing exactly that. What's it going to take before we can use driver-less cars?
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Fri, 23 Sep 2011, 01:45 - 03:45 in Vancouver, Canada
The Grails framework is a popular open source web applicationframework that focuses on high productivity and ease of use. TheSpringSource Tool Suite (STS) provides first-class support fordeveloping your Grails applications.In this talk, I will start with an introduction to Grails developmentby creating a simple web app in STS. I will then show some of themore advanced and experimental features that we are working on such as
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Tue, 31 May 2011, 01:45 - 03:45 in Vancouver, Canada
Some goals are relatively easy to stick with. But with some goals, even for high performers, it's a struggle to follow through. This talk is about how to succeed in those a by re-wiring our associations with pain and pleasure. It's a fast paced look at how human motivation works and how to use that knowledge to create a system that automatically carries us towards our goals.
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Thu, 28 Apr 2011, 01:45 - 03:45 in Vancouver, Canada
Over the last two decades Object Oriented Programming (OOP) has slowly become the defacto approach to building software. At the same time we've seen changes in the landscape of software with the move to network aware programs and huge increases in the amount and types of data being handled. Many of the "best" practices in OOP have changed as a result of this and some have become anti-patterns. The aim of this talk is to expose these anti-patterns and suggest better alternatives to them.
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Thu, 10 Mar 2011, 02:45 - 04:45 in Vancouver, Canada
We'll have Brock Whitten and Rob Ellis from Joyent on hand to tell us all about Node.js and Joyent's approach to javascript, data storage, mobile platforms, code reuse, and everything development related at Joyent.This will be a more technical discussion, but all are welcome.You can also find out more about Node.js at
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Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 02:45 - 04:45 in Vancouver, Canada
Neither quality or performance can be tested into a system. You need to maintain a continuous focus on performance while designing and developing your application. Project teams that delay performance testing to the last minute are setting themselves up for nasty surprises. Michael Vax will give us a look at how performance testing activities can be incorporated into the Agile development process.
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Thu, 1 Jul 2010, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
In March, Shayan Manoochehri talked about the challenges of enterprise application integration (EAI) and discussed how ad-hoc approaches can help tackle the problem.In this follow-up talk, David Dossot will present a few criteria that will help developers and architects decide between using ready-made EAI tools versus custom build solutions. This talk will discuss the identification of contexts, patterns and topologies that can help favor one approach or the other.
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Fri, 23 Apr 2010, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
We have a room booking and we're looking for a speaker. Send your suggestions to the organizer.Stay tuned for updates.
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Wed, 24 Mar 2010, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
We'll take a break in February while Vancouver is taken over by the Winter Olympics.For March we have a room booking and we're looking for a speaker. Send your suggestions to the organizer.Stay tuned for updates.
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 03:00 - 05:00 in Vancouver, Canada
Our March Social Meeting is Tuesday March the 9th. Besides the social gathering we will be talking about Networking for job and Contract Hunting. There is a possibility to have Recruiters in this meeting.So your presence is important for you and your fellow members.This is all about getting to know each other in a friendly way. As usual the format is simple: fill out a name tag, introduce yourself to someone, and exchange business/contact cards as appropriate.
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Wed, 20 Jan 2010, 03:00 - 05:00 in Vancouver, Canada
Our first meeting for 2010 is Tuesday January 2010 the 19th. .Besides the social gathering we will be talking about Networking for job and Contract Hunting. So your presence is important for you and your fellow members. This is all about getting to know each other in a friendly way. As usual the format is simple: fill out a name tag, introduce yourself to someone, and exchange business/contact cards as appropriate.
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Thu, 14 Jan 2010, 03:00 - 05:00 in Vancouver, Canada
We don't have a room booking yet so the date may change but in January we tentatively have Stephen Swift of SOC Robotics, Inc. presenting on one of his many projects. Stay tuned for updates.
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Fri, 11 Dec 2009, 03:00 - 05:00 in Vancouver, Canada
In December we have Adib Saikali of Programming Mastery to lead us in a discussion about what kind of leadership is needed in technical projects and how we can develop it. Projects that lack strong leadership often flounder and fail to meet expectations. Join us as Adib explores what it takes to lead in a technical environment. Following the discussion we'll have round-the-room introductions and then open the floor for networking.
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Wed, 9 Dec 2009, 03:00 - 05:00 in Vancouver, Canada
Our December Social Meeting is Tuesday December the 8th .Besides the social gathering we will be talking about Networking for job and Contract Hunting. So your presence is important for you and your fellow members. This is all about getting to know each other in a friendly way. As usual the format is simple: fill out a name tag, introduce yourself to someone, and exchange business/contact cards as appropriate.
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Fri, 9 Oct 2009, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
We don't have a room booking yet so the date may change.In October we have returning speaker Maik Hassel with a presentation on how to get the most out of unit testing.Stay tuned for details...
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Wed, 7 Oct 2009, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
Our October Social Meeting is Tuesday October the 6th .Besides the social gathering we will be talking about Networking for job and Contract Hunting. Last meeting we had 2 recruiters, we hope this time we will have at least four recruiters so your presence is important for you and your fellow members. This is all about getting to know each other in a friendly way.
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Fri, 18 Sep 2009, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
We don't have a room booking yet so the date may change.In September we mark the end of the 5th year of VanDev with a look back and a look forward. VanDev has grown and with that growth has come change. We won't long be able to sustain our growth with our current organizational model so let's consider what to cut, what to add, and, of course, who's going to do it. If you have any ambitions for our software development community then we'd like to hear about them.Stay tuned for details...
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Wed, 9 Sep 2009, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
Our September Social Meeting is Tuesday September the 8th .Besides the social gathering we will be talking about Networking for job and Contract Hunting.So your presence is important for you and your fellow members.This is all about getting to know each other in a friendly way. As usual the format is simple: fill out a name tag, introduce yourself to someone, and exchange business/contact cards as appropriate.
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Wed, 19 Aug 2009, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
Our August Social Meeting is Tuesday August 18th .Besides the social gathering we will be talking about Why Joomla? - The Best of Joomla Features and BenefitsSo your presence is important for you and your fellow members. This is all about getting to know each other in a friendly way. As usual the format is simple: fill out a name tag, introduce yourself to someone, and exchange business/contact cards as appropriate.
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Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
We have a room booking and we're lining up a speaker. Stay tuned...
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Thu, 23 Jul 2009, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
Our July Social Meeting is Tuesday July 22nd. Besides the social gathering we will be talking about the benefits of making frequent releases. Part of the Agile Manifesto is to "Deliver working software frequently. So your presence is important for you and your fellow members. This is all about getting to know each other in a friendly way. As usual the format is simple: fill out a name tag, introduce yourself to someone, and exchange business/contact cards as appropriate.
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Fri, 17 Jul 2009, 02:00 - 04:00 in Vancouver, Canada
We have a room booking and we're lining up a speaker. Stay tuned...
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22-24 May 2009 in Vancouver, Canada
In a nutshell, what that means is that you bring your computer to the event, with the goal of installing the latest and greatest version of Ubuntu. Friendly and knowledgeable Ubuntu Vancouver people will be on-hand to assist you. CD's and install media will be provided.Also, if you are already running Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), you might want to drop in for tips and tricks or troubleshooting help, or even to help out others.
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