Join this small group for a step-by-step approach to learn the R language. Each session is filled with real-life examples and participants are welcome to suggest and present topics. If you have just started with R this is the perfect chance to find out about data analysis with a group of people rather than on your own.

If you can code in C/C++, you can code in any language. Moreover, you can tackle any programming problem you want. No other language can make as powerful a claim (perhaps Haskell). However, I've noticed a dearth of Meetup groups devoted to the language (even Haskell has a presence here!) and as an enterprising independent citizen who wants to refresh his own C++ skills, I've created this group, The San Francisco C/C++ Group. My thinking is that there are other people who would like to learn how …

Root Labs hosts periodic get-togethers to discuss tech topics like embedded security, reverse engineering, large-scale search and databases, cryptography, compilers, and programming languages. These are the tools we work with every day, and we would like to share and discuss our experiences. You should join if you're a developer interested in practical experience with these kinds of tools. Events typically involve tech talks, food, and drinks, and are held at the Root Labs office in Oakland.

Meetup with others in your area who are also interested in Lithuanian language, culture and travel. All ages and levels of Lithuanian language proficiency are welcome! You don’t need to speak the Lithuanian language to join or attend our meetup. We welcome your ideas, suggestions and participation in conversation, social activities and cultural programs in the San Francisco area. If you are interested in coming to any of our events, please remember to RSVP!

This is a group for people in the Bay Area who are interested in Natural Language Processing. Since NLP overlaps with other fields, we may also delve into Information Retrieval and Machine Learning. If you are actively involved in NLP, or just want to learn more, please join us. Note: This group has nothing to do with Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Hola! would you like to practice your Spanish, and make new friends? Come join our group and meet Spanish language and culture lovers for conversation and fun! All ages and levels of proficiency are welcome!

A meetup group to discuss the Go Programming Language. (from golang.org) The Go programming language is an open source project to make programmers more productive. Go is expressive, concise, clean, and efficient. Its concurrency mechanisms make it easy to write programs that get the most out of multicore and networked machines, while its novel type system enables flexible and modular program construction. Go compiles quickly to machine code yet has the convenience of garbage collection and the p …

Learn about important new technologies in the Java ecosystem: Java, Scala, Groovy, frameworks, tools, etc. We meet on the third wednesday of the month in downtown Oakland. The agenda is typically:  6.30pm-7pm - networking and pizza 7pm-9pm - presentation and Q&A Its a great opportunity to  learn new technologies; network with other developers; and discover job opportunities.  

I decided to start this group because I enjoy the tech startup scene and to meet the great need to connect potential cofounders. The purpose of this group is to take networking to the next level to help meet developers and future tech cofounders business and technology goals. Only those who have interests related to these needs and goals should join this group.

A group of hands-on engineers in San Francisco who are using Grails & Groovy at their primary gig or full-time employment who are advocating these technologies.  We have featured speakers, discussions about our tech-stack and are promoting Grails and Groovy to others using the JVM - and beyond that. 

A good place to geek out about pure functions and strong typing.

The agenda of this group is to learn the Scala programming language by teaching and learning from each other. There is few to no college classes on this subject in the bay area; no meetup groups in San Mateo county that offer regular study sessions. This group hosts an 1 hour study session every Saturday from 11:30AM at the San Mateo Public Library, 3rd floor. Call Steve at (510)688-3894 when you arrive. This group could benefit you if you wish to learn the language and its practical application …

We meet once a month to share lessons learned and give presentations on computer science, programming, design, HCI, complex systems development, compiler optimization, cryptography, computer music, AI... and whatever else the group finds interesting. The common thread is that most of the presenters and audience are programming language polyglots that know at least one dialect of lisp (eg Common Lisp, Scheme, Clojure, Emacs Lisp, etc) The format is usually "educational lightning talks" (5 minute …

Hack, plot and hang out with the Stripe team and other Stripe users.

DocuSign eSignature Hackers have joined together to eliminate paper out of consumer, business and mobile apps. Any time there is an application that has a print button, sends a document attachment or has an OCR module for the sake of getting data and signature from users - a DocuSign Hacker can get the app into the 21st century. Viva La Green Revolution!

Terracotta, Ehcache, Quartz, and Hibernate Webcasts/Events Terracotta is excited to offer a full schedule of live webcasts/events for 2010. Webcasts/events are great opportunities to learn more about Terracotta, Ehcache, and Quartz technologies and to talk directly to the developers, which is you! They're all free—all you have to do is sign up.