The J programming language offers powerful tools for algorithm expression and experimentation. This allows you to quickly explore complex problems and express solutions succinctly.   J is a functional language but with imperative forms for flexibility.

A group to bring together New York Perl programmers to connect with peers and discuss trends and new technologies for Perl development . Both for the seasoned Perl programmer and those new to the language. Everyone interested is welcome.

Meet with other users of the open-source programming language. Previous this meetup focused only on the R language, but now are focused on all open-source data analysis tools; oincluding but not limited to, Python, WEKA, Sage, etc. Learn and share tricks and techniques from and with other users. Beginners welcome.

The LispNYC community is devoted to the advocacy and advancement of professional software developers in their adoption of Lisp-based and functional programming technologies such as Common Lisp, Scheme and Clojure. We accomplish this through targeted programs of education, outreach, monthly meetings, mailing lists, development projects and spirited conversation with NY metro area software develpment professionals. Our monthly meetings are held every second Tuesday, are free and open to al …

A group for both learning functional programming and exploring the limits of the F# programming language. Programmers of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome.

  Ruby group focused on teaching people that want to be programmers by doing. Pair programming is leveraged to expose members to various styles, methods and approaches to the same problem. A basic understanding of programming concepts is expected.

Meet local programmers interested in Haskell, Ocaml, Erlang, Scheme and other functional programming languages.

Get together with fellow hackers, tech Meetups from across NYC, and the best APIs around for the first ever tournament-style hackathon at Meetup HQ! Every programming language and platform has its strengths and weaknesses, its devoted fans and its bitter detractors. To celebrate the techno-diversity that makes software programming such a fascinating sport, we're hosting a series of hackathons at Meetup HQ... JavaScript in June PHP in July Python and Ruby in August FINAL BATTLE OF THE BRACES in S …

The name of this group is a bit of an oxymoron. After all, everyone knows business people can't write code and those who code don't understand business. This group is designed to challenge those assumptions. If you're a business person who wants to learn programming, you've come to the right place. And if you're a programmer who feels pigeon holed, this group is a good place to network yourself over to the business side. For our first series of events we're going to organize a study group f …

Cocoa development (i.e. Mac/iPhone programming)

Lightning Talks by young programming/design professionals in New York City. It was originally started as unnamed geek meeting, simply because I wanted to talk about something technology with my new friends. Luckily I got some good ones, and now I move this to Meetup.com. Let's talk about something new. We welcome people who: want to meet new people want to share tips and learn from others want to explore new technology

… Topics will range across the spectrum of computer science and software engineering, including information retrieval, user interfaces, programming languages, and computer security. In particular, there will be a track devoted to best practices for quality engineering and automation / engineering productivity (e.g. automated testing, building testing frameworks, etc). There will also be talks on business topics that are highly relevant to software engineers (e.g. entrepreneurship, future of publis …

For Corona SDK developers to get together and discuss mobile development and technology, Corona tips and tricks, and the Lua programming language. Experienced Corona developers and newcomers are equally welcome!

The mission of the NYC-Clojure Users Group is to meet with developers who are interested in the Clojure programming language in an atmosphere of collaboration and learning.

NYC ASL is a social/conversation group for Deaf, hard of hearing and students of American Sign Language - All are welcome. We meet 3 times a week in Manhattan(see schedule for times and  location)  for silent conversation and casual instruction. A regular Brooklyn meet-up is planned for the near future see our sister group  http://www.meetup.com/The-Brooklyn-American-Sign-Language-Group/. Members also attend signed cultural programs and events (museum tours, poetry slams, Happy Hour, etc.) throu …

The purpose of this group is to bring together the small-but-growing community of Go Language users. The meetups will include talks by invited guests, networking events and possibly other sessions. The initial goal of the meetup is to let engineers share how they have managed to make incremental transition to Go in pre-existing and production systems.