About a year ago I watched a video made by Scott Hanselman and Rob Conery entitled “Get Involved !”. The purpose of this video is to convince software developers to become active within their community. I really enjoyed this video and it made me want to participate more. This blog is the first example of the things I did toward this goal.

If you want to find more information about this subject and watch the video : Become a Social Developer !

There is a whole chapter related to user groups which allowed me to discover Meetup. This network helps you find user groups in your area in almost any domain you like. This way you can meet people who share common hobbies and interests. And if there is a subject you like without a related meetup in your neighborhood, nothing stop your from creating it !

I recently attended my first meetup and it was an extraordinary experience, I came across a lot of interesting people I could not have been able to meet otherwise. It was all about debating, discussing and sharing in a funny and respectful way. The subject of this meetup was Software Craftsmanship and you can find a summary I wrote on my company’s blog here.

I can only highly recommend Meetup to find communities you might want to socialize with.

See you next time !