This spring/summer there were a number of attempts to organize coding meetups here in Chicago. https://www.meetup.com/js-chi/ https://www.meetup.com/js-chi/ is

This spring/summer there were a number of attempts to organize coding meetups here in Chicago. https://www.meetup.com/js-chi/ https://www.meetup.com/js-chi/ is still going strong, but some of the other events aren't happening anymore. I've been going to events all summer, but I've heard it's very hard for organizers because of the pressure from participants who are trying to find jobs at these events. I see it as a great opportunity to get a handle on the latest developments in tech and also meet people in the local area who are programmers. But yah, there are lots of people trying to land those high paying tech jobs at neighborhood meetups and it's hard to have that conversation about like just chilling out a little and enjoying the company of fellow developers.