Meetups

Jun 27, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

7 Languages in 7 Weeks: Clojure

Jun 20, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

7 Languages in 7 Weeks: Erlang

Jun 13, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

7 Languages in 7 Weeks: Scala

Jun 08, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

7 Languages in 7 Weeks: Prolog

May 30, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

7 Languages in 7 Week: Io

May 23, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

7 Languages in 7 Weeks

May 16, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

7 Languages in 7 Weeks

May 09, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

7 Languages in 7 Weeks

May 02, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

The Compound Effect

Apr 25, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

The Compound Effect

Apr 18, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

The Compound Effect

Apr 11, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

The Compound Effect

Apr 04, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

The Compound Effect

Mar 28, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

Pragmatic Programmer: Part 9 and Book Overview

We're diving into the Pragmatic Programmer for this month's book club. We're reading Part 9: "Pragmatic Projects" and the End Matter. Then we'll discuss those along with any other thoughts we have about the book

Mar 21, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

Pragmatic Programmer: Parts 7 & 8

We're diving into the Pragmatic Programmer for this month's book club. We're reading Part 7: "While You Are Coding" and Part 8: "Before the Project." Read up and bring your thoughts.

Mar 14, 2023 9:00 AM -06:00

Pragmatic Programmer: Parts 5 & 6

We're diving into the Pragmatic Programmer for this month's book club. We're reading Part 5: "Bend, or Break" and Part 6: "Concurrency." Some rich content here. Look forward to discussing.

Mar 07, 2023 9:00 AM -07:00

Pragmatic Programmer: Parts 3 & 4

We're diving into the Pragmatic Programmer for this month's book club. We're reading Part 3: "The Basic Tools" and Part 4: "Pragmatic Paranoia." We look forward to discussing these ideas with you.

Mar 02, 2023 5:00 PM -07:00

Pragmatic Programmer: Parts 1 & 2

We're diving into the Pragmatic Programmer for this month's book club. We're reading Part 1: "A Pragmatic Philosophy" and Part 2: "A Pragmatic Approach." Read up and bring your thoughts.

Feb 28, 2023 9:00 AM -07:00

How to Set Up Your Youtube Channel

Chuck will walk you through the process of setting up your YouTube channel for success and how to get the first handful of videos up.

Feb 23, 2023 9:00 AM -07:00

How to Go Freelance

We'll walk through the process of finding clients and some of the things you should be prepared for in order to leave the corporate world and go freelance.

Feb 22, 2023 11:00 AM -07:00

Docker Deep Dive: "Docker Networking", "Docker Overlay Networking", "Volumes and Persistent Data", "Deploying Apps with Docker Stacks", "Security in Docker" and "What Next"

Our Docker Deep Dive continues with networking your docker containers together and finding new ways to allow them to connect. Our discussion moves into providing volumes and managing persistent data/state given the ephemeral nature of containers. We'll also get into deployment with Docker Stacks. We will cover Security and get into continued learning in the Docker space.

Feb 21, 2023 9:00 AM -07:00

How to Build a Software Course

Charles Max Wood will walk through the process of setting up for and recording a course for software developers. If we have time, we'll talk about how to market it as well.

Feb 16, 2023 9:00 AM -07:00

Visual Studio Code Tips and Tricks

We'll dive into all the best tips and tricks for Visual Studio code to speed up your development processes and help build more reliable and maintainable software.

Feb 15, 2023 11:00 AM -07:00

Docker Deep Dive: "Containers", "Containerizing an App", "Deploying Apps with Docker Compose" and "Docker Swarm"

Our book club call this week will get into containers, how they run, starting and building containers, and how to put your apps into a container. We'll also get into how to orchestrate multiple containers to run the dependencies and related codebases so that they can communicate with each other and deliver functional software on your own machine.

Feb 14, 2023 9:00 AM -07:00

How to Grow from Junior Developer to Senior Developer

Are you a new developer trying to figure out what to learn and how to learn it so you can get better pay, more interesting projects, and more recognition for the work you do.

Feb 09, 2023 9:00 AM -07:00

Career Freedom Mastermind

Are you stuck? Do you have a dream for where you want to your career to go, but no idea how to get there? Is your job a dead end job? Are you wondering how to make change in your team or company? Join the call where we'll talk through how to solve your particular struggle with you.

Feb 08, 2023 11:00 AM -07:00

Docker Deep Dive: "Installing Docker", "The Big Picture", "The Docker Engine" and "Images"

This book club call may delve into doing some support in installing Docker, but mostly will be a discussion on installation and how Docker and containers fit into the workflows for development and devops. We'll also cover the Docker Engine and how we use Images as the basis for our containers.

Feb 07, 2023 9:00 AM -07:00

How to Negotiate a Raise

We're going to get into the nitty gritty of talking to your boss to convince them to give you a raise. We'll address several concerns and several strategies for demonstrating your value, knowing what you're worth, and then asking for it.

Feb 01, 2023 11:00 AM -07:00

Docker Deep Dive: "Containers from 30,000 feet" and "Docker"

We're going to read the first 2 chapters of "Docker Deep Dive" this week and talk about the fundamentals of Docker and containers.

Jan 25, 2023 6:00 PM -07:00

Clean Architecture: Chapters 31-34

This week we're reading and talking about Chapters 31-34. This includes the following chapters: "The Web Is a Detail", "Frameworks are Details", "Case Study: Video Sales", and "The Missing Chapter". Uncle Bob (the author) might be joining us.

Jan 20, 2023 11:30 AM -07:00

Getting to Know You Call

Come meet the other Top End Devs members and get to know a little more about them and what you have in common and how you can all help each other.

Jan 18, 2023 6:00 PM -07:00

Clean Architecture: Chapters 27-30

This week we're reading and talking about Chapters 27-30. This includes the following chapters: "Services: Great and Small", "The Test Boundary", "Clean Embedded Architecture", and "The Database Is a Detail". Uncle Bob (the author) might be joining us.

Jan 18, 2023 11:30 AM -07:00

Career Q&A

Come get answers to your questions about how to make your career move forward. If you're stuck, this meetup is for you.

Jan 13, 2023 11:30 AM -07:00

Podcasting How-To

Now that you know what you want from your podcast and how the podcast can help you get what you want (watch Wednesday's Meetup), Chuck (Charles Max Wood) will show you how to set up your podcast, its website, its artwork, and start attracting the people who you can help, who can also help you.

Jan 11, 2023 6:00 PM -07:00

Clean Architecture: Chapters 23-26

This week we're reading and talking about Chapters 23-26. This includes the following chapters: "Presenters and Humble Objects", "Partial Boundaries", "Layers and Boundaries", and "The Main Component". Uncle Bob (the author) might be joining us.

Jan 11, 2023 11:30 AM -07:00

Personal Branding through Podcasting

Chuck (Charles Max Wood) will walk you through the fundamentals of podcasting and explain how you can use a podcast to set yourself up as an expert in order to get a better job, get a raise where you are, get freelance clients, or become a speaker or trainer.

Jan 06, 2023 11:30 AM -07:00

Delivering Daily, Weekly, and Quarterly on Your Goals for 2023

Chuck (Charles Max Wood) will walk you through how to plan and accomplish the things you need to be doing on a quarterly, weeky, and daily basis to accomplish the goals you set for 2023.

Jan 04, 2023 6:00 PM -07:00

Clean Architecture: Chapters 19-22

This week we're reading and talking about Chapters 19-22. This includes the following chapters: "Policy and Level", "Business Rules", "Screaming Architecture", and "The Clean Architecture". Uncle Bob (the author) might be joining us.

Jan 04, 2023 11:30 AM -07:00

Achieving Your Dreams in 2023

This meetup we'll talk about our goals, how we set them and work on them, and how to plan and do the work to learn what we need to learn and do what we need to do in order to build the life and career we want. Chuck (Charles Max Wood) will walk you through is process for setting long term goals and how to break them down into manageable daily chunks. Friday, he'll walk you through how to plan and accomplish the things you need to be doing on a quarterly, weeky, and daily basis.

Dec 30, 2022 12:31 PM -07:00

How to Get What You Want in 2023

Charles Max Wood will walk you through the process of planning for next year to get what you want.

Dec 28, 2022 6:00 PM -07:00

Clean Architecture: Chapters 14-18

This week we're reading and talking about Chapters 14-18. This includes the following chapters: "Component Coupling", "What is Architecture?", "Independence", "Boundaries: Drawing Lines", and "Boundary Anatomy". Uncle Bob (the author) might be joining us.

Dec 28, 2022 12:30 PM -07:00

Getting To Know You Call

Meet other developers and get to know who they are and what they're working on.

Dec 21, 2022 5:00 PM -07:00

Clean Architecture: Chapters 9-13

This week we're reading and talking about Chapters 9-13. This includes the following chapters: "LSP: The Liskov Substitution Principle", "ISP: The Interface Segregation Principle", "DIP: The Dependency Inversion Principle", "Components", and "Component Cohesion". Uncle Bob (the author) might be joining us.

Dec 14, 2022 5:00 PM -07:00

Clean Architecture: Chapters 5-8

This week we're reading and talking about Chapters 5-8. This includes the following chapters: "Object-Oriented Programming", "Functional Programming", "SRP: Single Responsibility Principle", and "OCP: Open and Closed Principle." Uncle Bob (the author) might be joining us.

Dec 14, 2022 11:30 AM -07:00

Podcasting 101

Charles Max Wood will walk you through the fundamentals of starting a podcast.

Dec 09, 2022 11:30 AM -07:00

Resume Walkthrough and Reviews

Is your resume good enough to get you job interviews? Does it represent what you offer to employers? Charles Max Wood will walk you through how to format and write your resume to put your best foot forward.

Dec 07, 2022 5:00 PM -07:00

Clean Architecture: Chapters 1-4

This week we're reading and talking about Chapters 1-4. This includes the introduction chapters: "What is Design and Architecture?" and "A Tale of Two Values." We're also reading the chapters "Paradigm Overview" and "Structured Programming." Uncle Bob (the author) might be joining us.

Dec 07, 2022 11:30 AM -07:00

Career Q&A

Join us with your questions about your career, how to advance your learning, get a better position, get a raise, or anything else related to getting the job you crave. We'll also talk about certain aspects to a job search and focus when we can on anyone who has lost their job during the recession

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