Meet other local Scala and Java developers to talk about code, architecture, and innovation. Let's talk about Scala, Java and the JVM.

Like the early pioneers of the west, Frontier Developers explore the vast untamed regions of software development, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in a never-ending quest to find better ways of doing things. Twice a month, we host a presentation and get-together open to all software developers interested in continuous self-improvement. Topics might include: Functional programming; Introduction to new programming languages; Distributed data storage; Extreme testing; Web scalability; L …

Every software engineer needs to practice. Born from the attendees of Code Retreat Boulder 2011, we meet bimonthly to hone our skills working on interesting problems. The Code Retreat format was developed by Corey Haines and others. The essence of the format is that people pair-program on a problem for 45 minutes then throw away their code, take a short break, switch partners and repeat the process. Classically, these are full-day events including 6 programming sessions, a long lunch, and beer …