Ask HN: Moving to Boston need Hacker/Developer Advice

So I'm planning a move up to Boston from Raleigh around Aug/Sept. I was wondering if any local Boston people had any advice on where to live (somewhere close to BU). I'm a software developer with front end, back end web and mobile dev experience so hopefully it would be close to an array of dev companies/startups where I can find a job. Also any advice on finding a job in Boston? Any help would be awesome!!!