Intro to the Austin Developer Scene
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The document provides an overview of the Austin developer scene, highlighting various community events, meetups, and resources for developers to engage with. It emphasizes the importance of networking, mentorship, and participation in community activities to foster connections in tech. Additionally, it lists specific organizations and initiatives that support diversity and innovation within the tech community.
Intro to the Austin Developer Scene
- 1. by Damon Clinkscales Intro to the ! Austin ! Developer Scene
- 2. Austin Open Coffee Club! (2010-present) Austin on Rails! (Co-Founder / Leader,! Technology User Group! 2005-present)! Cafe Bedouins (Weekly Hack Night, ! 2008-present) InvestorSheets! (Side project, 2015) Techstars (Mentor,! 2013-present) @damon Longhorn Startup (Mentor,! 2011-present) https://linkedin.com/in/damonc
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- 4. Meeting up
- 5. Dev/Tech Calendars • Capital Factory Events Calendar http://capitalfactory.com/events/! • Startup Digest - Austin http://startupdigest.com/austin! • ATX Tech Events (twitter feed) https://twitter.com/atxtechevents! • GeekAustin Meetup Guide http://geekaustin.org/guide-austin-tech-meetups
- 6. Ways to “Plug In” • Sign up for mailing lists and follow interesting folks/orgs on Twitter! • Attend community meetups, coffees, and happy hours! • Go to hackathons, Startup Weekends, and Demo Days! • Invite interesting people you meet for a cup of coffee. A little randomness is good.! ! • Be helpful to others — make introductions, give technical/product feedback, mentor other developers! • Share your experiences as you go on a blog and social networks! • Interact with / be helpful to others on social media
- 8. Female Developer Groups • PyLadies ATX! • Girl Develop It (GDI.ATX)! • Women Who Code (Austin)! • All Girl Hack Night! • Women Hardware Hackers ATX! • Women in Data Science ATX!
- 9. Hardware Hackers • ATX Hardware Startups! • ATX Hackerspace! • Techshop (Round Rock)! • North Austin Gadget Hackers! • Austin Internet of Things
- 10. Hack Nights / Hackathons • OpenHack ATX! • Cafe Bedouins • AngelHack! • Startup Weekend! • HackTX (college)! • Capital Factory hackathons (various)
- 11. Coding Schools • MakerSquare! • The Iron Yard! • General Assembly! • Batch Academy (new)! • Galvanize (2016)