Philly Area Meetup – Thursday 11/29, 6PM

I started this group on HN (then news YC) over 5 years ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42287. This is our 44th meetup.

For non-FB users, check out http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/hacker.html, though if you're on FB I'd appreciate an RSVP there so we can get the right amount of pizza.

If you live in the area, you should definitely go.. I went for one of the first meetups (in 2008), and I can tell you its still one of the most valuable tech meetups I have ever been to.. What did I learn? 1. That developing iphone apps was do-able. I forget names now, but the one guy I met there encouraged me to buy an Apress book and dive in

2. Intro to web scraping..

3. Some SEO fundamentals

These were all from casual conversations. I have since been to a gazillion other meetups, and they usually consist of someone sneakily trying to sell you stuff, or they are recruiters' hunting grounds. Unfortunately , the evening meetups are not an option for me, because of the distance (from me), and the fact that I have little kids.

This sounds awesome! Although I think I'd be a little too nervous and socially-awkward to attend.