Where do developers hang out to chat?
Which chatrooms do you use to interact with other developers? Which IRC channels, for example, on freenode? What other, besides IRC, places and communities? ...
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What do you like/dislike about development user groups?
I run a non profit based .net user group called DevEvening (http://www.devevening.co.uk) and am always looking to improve it. I wondered what people liked and disliked about user groups and what could persuade people to attend who did not already? Since your using this site I guess you have some outside of work interest in developmen...
What "formula" do you use to evaluate open-source communities?
One problem I have with open-source is not often the product or documentation, but the level of community involvement and support. Response time for some questions on official forums can take more than a week, which can honestly make a big difference when choosing a platform for commercial services use. However, I find that evaluating th...
How does one go about starting a user group for the local community?
There are many user groups out there for different technologies/platforms/etc. These groups seem to be very prevalent in the bigger cities. For smaller cities, maybe where the technology companies are scarce, finding a local geek community can be hard to come by. These groups can be a good source for networking, continued learning, etc. ...
What's the best Java-based forum software?
Somebody asked about .NET-based forum software here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11046/forum-software-recommandations-net Now I have a similar question but I prefer Java. I'm interested in building a community site so I'd like to know my options. It doesn't have to be free but it needs to be something a normal engineer can affor...
Building an Addictive Site
What aspects of a site (such as SO) make it addictive? I'm looking to build features into one of my own community sites that get people hooked - something to bring them back for more each day and to help drive participation (posting, commenting, etc...), and I'm trying to get a consensus as to what types of features can help achieve this...
lovdbyless VS Community engine...which is best?
So with ruby being ushered in as the new programming messiah, I'm wondering if anyone has preferences based upon ease of use, resources needed to run, usability and ease of customization. is there a better of the two? ...
IRC channel for iPhone developers?
I was wondering if there is a good IRC channel around somewhere that allows iPhone developers to get together and talk about code and etc. Any channel already around that people are using? ...
What ever happened to Java and Sun?
What happened to Java and Sun? The community surrounding them had some of my favorite tools and software to develop with. The Java platform anyway, still looked like it had some promise to it: Groovy and Grails. Why does all of this seem to be going the way of the dodo lately? (Yes, I know their stock price is dropping badly.) Is it j...
Looking for an XSLT community
I do a lot of XSLT programming. I also do Java, PL/SQL, JavaScript, and a few others. I can easily find communities of Java and JavaScript programmers via the web. PL/SQL is a little more difficult, but between OTN and AskTom, I do pretty well. But XSLT seems to be neglected to me. Where do you go for XSLT? I know about W3Schools, ...
Where to begin and how to participate in .NET community?
I'm new to .NET and I would like to participate with .NET community to grow my skills (selfish, I know), contribute something (not so selfish) and I thought its just nice to be part of a community. I can start a blog but considering I'm a beginner I can't possibly post anything worthwhile. How about opensource projects? Are there ways t...
Looking for a Postgresql community
I need to learn about Postgresql. I'm trying to branch an application framework which is dependent on Oracle to use Postgresql. I can easily find communities of Java and JavaScript programmers via the web. Oracle communities a little more difficult, but between OTN and AskTom, I do pretty well. But Postgresql seems few and far between. W...
Can I use Delphi or C++Builder for Windows Mobile 6.1 Development?
I'm curious about what it takes to program for mobile devices (Windows Mobile 6.1) and if I can use the IDE's we're already used to (RAD Studio 2009). Is there a Mobile Development Community around where Delphi or C++Builder users can learn from? Are there differences in development techniques, like: Drivers, Memory Limits, Device ...
What are your top developer sites?
Simple one! What are the top developer sites you visit, and why? (aside from SO, obviously!) I'm excluding individual blogs from this question - as that topic has already been covered. ...
Where are all the Delphi Developers?
Stack Overflow has a pretty good Delphi community. I am curious however where else Delphi developers are hanging out. I am looking for programming related community sites. Obviously Forums.CodeGear.com is a popular place. Where else? One of the reasons I ask is I was looking at Refactor My Code and noticed there is no Delphi cat...
Your first serious programming project
As programmers, what was your first personal (not professional), serious, programming project? In which language was it written? Did it came to an end? Made it community wiki after advice. ...
Good programming website like Stack Overflow?
What other good collaborative programming/software development/engineering websites do you know of? I'm not looking for language or platform specific websites. Nor am I looking for something similar to the format of Stack Overflow. My main criteria is that the community is knowledgeable, helpful active friendly I know the question i...
Community (Site) Recommendation - Connect with friends with similar interests
Any good recommendations on community (site)? Of course, I am particularly interested in IT. I want to know more developers and people in IT field globally. Have tried FB, MSDN and Channel9 but I think there should be something much better. I think something similar to stackOverflow is what I want. :-) So any good one out there? Than...
Any Code Review Communities out there?
After reading this post I had a look around for 'code review' communities, but I did not really find one. There were a few but they were usually for a very specific technology and not just a programming language specific one. Never really thought of it before, but there sure is a lot of code out there that could benefit from a review. N...
CodeBetter.com like blogs for Java..
I'm moving from .Net to java. So i wanted to know any good community blog site like CodeBetter.com, of java developers. EDIT: i'm looking for something more than just coding examples, like CodeBetter.com or Artima.com, which influence your thinking. ...