Jozi Linux User Group (or JoziLUG) is a group for Linux geeks to meetup, listen to an awesome talk about open source technologies and chat. Our goal is to grow a vibrant, supportive Linux user and Open Source community in South Africa. We meet on the 3rd Monday of every month. Meetings take the form of one or more presentations followed by discussion, dinner and drinks. The talks start at 18:30 and generally end by 20:30, but people are encouraged to stick around afterward and chat with fellow g …

Code&Coffee is a weekly meet up for people interested in code pairing, learning new technologies and networking with experienced developers. You'll be able to get advice on your current software projects, or if you'd like to, give a little back by sharing some of your experiences in the industry. Any experience level is welcome, and all code is fair game! Bonus points if you're a Ruby developer ;)

The Sencha user group Gauteng meets once a week to help each other. Noobs and Sencha Veterans are welcome. If you are in transition from another front end technology and want to evaluate Sencha offerings this is the place to meet people using Sencha frameworks and tool for real projects.

In this meetup we will discuss the tools, methods and technologies used by many startups and entereprises to analyse large scale data (big data), obtain predictive and actionable insight, generate business value from data, and exploit business opportunities from data products. We'll have data scientists talking about topics like: data analytics, distributed data analytics, data mining, machine learning, scalable data analytics, predictive analytic, statistical computing, applied statistics, R la …

We meet monthly to learn about things related to software development. Meetings happen on the second Tuesday of every month from 16:30-17:30 at Microsoft Offices in Bryanston, Gauteng. While we currently meet at Microsoft - that doesn't mean we restrict ourselves to just one technology stack - we find all platforms and technologies interesting. Topics cover a wide range of software related fields from software development methodologies to patterns, best practices, various language paradigms and …

We welcome beginner to advanced software developers to join us on our mission to build tech capacity here in Johannesburg and create an open and inclusive community where one can come learn and/or teach. If you love technology and want to be a part of it, come code in Braam. Our aim is to get to the point of collectively doing projects that positively impact the community.

Lean Startup Circle is dedicated to applying lean startup thinking and building lean startup leadership. We bring the Joburg lean startup community together to learn from each other - What works? What doesn't? Is lean just a buzzword? Or can it really help build businesses? This community's objectives are for Joburg startups to achieve success faster than most by getting out of the building, talking to customers, using agile software development to decrease time to market and leveraging continuo …

Startup Grind is a global event series and community designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

The Tableau user group is dedicated to serving the needs of Tableau Users. We bring the Joburg community together to learn from each other - What works? What doesn't? Is data visualization just a buzzword? Or can it really help you & your business to make better decisions? To achieve these goals, we host a monthly meeting every last Friday of the month at MTN headquarter. Join us to show your work, learn new tricks, and talk data visualisation with fellow enthusiasts. Antoine & Gaba PS: don't w …

Our mission is to empower young women of color between the ages of 7-17 to embrace the current tech marketplace as builders and creators.

Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design. By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement. Practicing the basic principles of modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change over tim …

The Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) is a three way partnership between government, academia and industry. Based at Wits University, the JCSE is multifaceted with various programmes and facilities positioning it as a focal point of a software development industry for South Africa and the rest of the continent. The JCSE strongly supports the City’s “Joburg 2030 Vision”, which sees Johannesburg becoming a World Class city with service delivery and efficiencies that meet global best pr …

Meet other developers using Meteor. Share your knowledge, apps, and get feedback from others. Meteor is an open-source platform for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you're an expert developer or just getting started.

Mobile Monday is a global community of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influential’s fostering cooperation and cross-border business development through virtual and live networking events to share ideas, best practices and trends from global markets. Mobile Monday has the following objectives: To encourage innovation within the mobile sector. To facilitate networking between small and large companies, and between local and foreign. To help local companies effectively participate …

Make Games SA is here to help you make games! Anyone can join and membership costs nothing. Visit our website http://makegamessa.com and join a community of video game and board game designers, developers, artists and sound engineers. Come to the Community Nights where we chat about all aspects of game development and local hobbyists and indie developers show off their games. Enter our local competitions and practice the art of game development.

This is a group for all users, developers and designers interested in the Drupal Open Source CMS, who are based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The goal of this group is to foster the local community, provide local support and to allow the local Drupal industry to grow.

Meeting related to the inception of the Drupal Association South Africa. Requirements, services, portfolios etc. This is not the general Drupal meet-up where Drupalites share information, present new technologies and learn about Drupal. For that meet-up, please check http://www.meetup.com/Drupal-Johannesburg/