🗣️ Community Spotlight: AI Ship & Social A new meetup for cross-functional folks building AI products. This one’s a casual social, good convos, real connections, and insight into how teams are actually working with AI. 📅 Mar 25 🕡 6–8 PM 📍 Westside Motor Lounge 👉 www.meetup.com/ai-ship-and-...

🤝 Sponsor REFACTR.TECH in 2026 Sponsors help us keep events free, feed the community, and bring in strong speakers. If your company cares about supporting real dev community spaces, let’s connect. Submit interest form 👇 bit.ly/Sponsor-Inte... #Sponsorship #AtlantaTech #DevCommunity #Refactr

🍜 Bytes & Bites | Fri, March 27 A casual tech lunch for real conversations + community connection. 📍 Krog St Market Drop in, grab food, meet other devs. RSVP 👇 www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech #DevCommunity #Networking #Refactr

Volunteer as a lab mentor at #GitHubCopilot Dev Days Help devs build w/ Copilot in a hands-on workshop. If you use Copilot regularly + enjoy helping others learn, we’d love to have you. 📅 Apr 22 📍 MS ATL - Atlantic Yards Apply: forms.gle/sk7sWPjzRa16... #DevCommunity #AI #AtlantaTech #Refactr

🚀 GitHub Copilot Dev Days A FREE hands-on event focused on practical AI dev workflows. 📅 April 22 ⏰ 5:30–8:30 PM 📍 Microsoft Atlanta (Atlantic Yards) Real demos. You’ll actually build. Spots are running out 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/1984205023... #GitHubCopilot #AI #AtlantaTech #Refactr

📖 Code Reading Club Let’s unpack real code together and level up one of the most underrated dev skills: reading code well. 📅 Wed, March 18 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 PrizePicks Think book club — but for code. This month will be led Chantal Shirley! Grab your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/code-readi...

🎤 CFP Open: GitHub Copilot Dev Days | Atlanta We’re looking for a community speaker to lead a 30-minute session on real-world Copilot workflows. First-time speakers are welcome 🙌 🗓 Closes March 13 Submit here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚀 GitHub Copilot Dev Days | Atlanta A FREE, hands-on event focused on practical AI workflows. 📅 Apr22 ⏰ 5:30–8:30 PM 📍 MSFT ATL (Atlantic Yards) Expect demos and a hands-on lab with VS Code Copilot Agent Mode. Bring your laptop and build. Spots are limited 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/1984205023...

🚀 Sponsoring REFACTR.TECH in 2026 Our sponsors help us keep events free, feed the community, and create real spaces for devs to connect beyond just code. If your company wants to support Atlanta’s dev community, we’d love to partner. 👉 Sponsor Interest Form: bit.ly/Sponsor-Inte...

Join us Mar 12 in Alpharetta for a joint Atlanta meetup focused on practical AI in real dev workflows. Featuring: - digitarald.bsky.social (Microsoft) - jeffbcross.bsky.social (Nx) - Tracy Lee & Elliott Fouts (This Dot Labs) RSVP: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

Black history shows us that oppressive systems can be challenged. In Code & Conscience #20, I discuss how the resistance of the past can help communities hold tech companies & leaders accountable today. Read the issue here: bit.ly/code-conscie... Or listen on YouTube: youtu.be/RIwKQy2VW3E

🍜 Bytes & Bites is back at Krog Street Market on Feb 27, 11:45 am–1:30 pm. No talks. No slides. Come by, grab lunch, and hang out for a bit. Stay the whole time or just swing through between meetings. RSVP: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

We just dropped a new Career Stories convo, and this one hits right on time. Erica Stanley talks with Anthony D. Mays about how AI is shifting the “senior” bar and what engineers should focus on to grow in 2026. If you’re thinking about your next move... 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNvi...

Sponsor REFACTR.TECH in 2026! Sponsorships are what let us keep events free, feed people, bring in great speakers, and create spaces where devs can talk about more than just code. If your company wants to help → bit.ly/Sponsor-Inte...

📚 Code Reading Club • Feb 18 • Atlanta We’ll read a mystery code snippet together and practice getting better at reading unfamiliar code. Language agnostic. All levels welcome. Led by Hannah Hogan. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/code-readi...

Landing the Job: Real Talk from Both Sides of the Table Feb 17 • Tech Square ATL Honest career panel with people who hire and people who’ve been hired. Plus Jerome Hardaway sharing his job-search framework. RSVP: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

Good intentions don’t scale but frameworks do. I talk about the orgs showing what this looks like in practice–from building harm checks to embedding safety principles into how models behave. AI becomes trustworthy by anticipating harm instead of reacting. Read here: bit.ly/code-conscie...

We're back for our first tech lunch of 2026! Looking forward to catching up with tech community friends for talk and tasty eats, now at Krog St. Market!

Bytes & Bites is back, and we’ve got a new spot! Starting this month, we’re meeting at Krog St Market every 4th Friday, 11:45 am – 1:30 pm. 📅 Next meetup: Feb 27 Just show up, grab something to eat, and hang out with us. RSVP: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

📚 Code Reading Club • Feb 18 • Atlanta We’ll read a mystery code snippet together and practice getting better at reading unfamiliar code. Language agnostic. All levels welcome. Led by Hannah Hogan. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/code-readi...

🎟️ We’re giving away a free 2-day passes to Devnexus (Mar 5–6) Great talks and hands-on sessions across Java, cloud, AI, architecture, and more, plus a lot of smart devs in one place. Apply by Feb 11, 11:59 pm → bit.ly/devnexus-tic...

Join us on Dec 18 for Bytes and Brews at Fadó Buckhead. Good people, good convo, snacks and drinks on us, plus a raffle for AirPods and a Devnexus AI Track golden ticket. RSVP here! www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

🎄🍪 Tomorrow’s the day for our joint Holiday Party & Cookie Exchange! 🍪 Bring your go-to cookies 👕 Ugly sweaters = yes pls 🎉 Games and surprises 📍 Improving Offices – Alpharetta, GA Low-pressure meetup -- perfect way to close out the year ✨ See y’all tomorrow! www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

Join us for the first-ever Enterprise AI Atlanta Meetup! 🚀 “Supercharge Agentic AI Projects: A DevEx-Driven Approach” — a live demo session on simplifying agentic AI development. 🎙️ Daniel Oh, Java Champion & RedHat Dev Advocate 📅 Nov 12, 6 pm - 8 pm 📍 Insight Global 👉 RSVP: luma.com/u49vj7hq

Join us for our Final Joint Meetup of the Year! 🎉 We’re closing out 2025 with one last meetup — featuring technical talks and an engineering leadership fireside chat. 🗓 Nov 18, 2025 | 6:30–8:30 PM 📍 Tech Square ATL 🔗 RSVP here → www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

Is it possible to develop #AI without harming society & the planet? I think so. The answer isn’t bigger models; it’s smarter ones. #DecentralizedAI & #SmallLanguageModels are proving that we can innovate & protect the environment. Read & subscribe here: code-conscience.kit.com/posts/code-c...

Code Reading Club — like a book club, but for code! 📅 Nov 12 | 6–8:30 PM EST 📍 PrizePicks HQ — 1055 Howell Mill Rd, Atlanta We’re getting together to level up our code-reading superpowers. 👉 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/myevent?eid=... #atlanta #tech #meetup #codereadingclub

React, AI & Engineering Leadership — all in one #meetup! Join us Tues, Oct 28 @ 6:30PM for an evening of: • React app security (SSO, MFA, more) • AI dev workflows • Engineering leadership insights 🍕 Food & networking included. 📍 Tech Square ATL 👉 RSVP: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #atlanta

Join us for Bytes & Bites — a casual meetup for technologists to connect. 🗓️ Fri, Oct 24 | 🕛 12–1PM | 📍 PCM No agenda. Just lunch + community. 👉 RSVP here: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

Join us for a 2-hour AI hackathon this Saturday (10/25) at ATDC. 💡 Build a demo from idea → working prototype 🧠 No AI experience needed 🍕 Free lunch + good vibes 💰 $500 prize for best project 👉 Register: luma.com/l5oo71jg

Join us for an evening of auth deep-dives, AI innovation & engineering insights w/ React ATL, ATL JS, Vue & Modern Web! 🗓 10/24, 6:30p - 8:30p 🔐 React auth (SSO, MFA) 🔥 Eng leadership 🤖 AI + dev workflows www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #ATLTech #React #Meetup #Tech

📚 Code Reading Club: Hacktoberfest Edition 🗓️ Oct 15 | 6–8:30pm 📍 PrizePicks, ATL Like a book club—but for code. We’ll read through a mystery #opensource snippet together & swap perspectives. No prep, no pressure. www.eventbrite.com/e/code-readi... #Hacktoberfest #atlanta #tech #meetup

🌟 Code Reading Club 🌟 Come read a mystery code snippet with us. Beginner to senior — all welcome. 🗓️ Oct 15, 6–8:30pm 📍 PrizePicks, Atlanta 🎟️ RSVP: bit.ly/CRC%E2%80%91... 📚 Like a book club, but for code. #CodeReadingClub #Atlanta #Tech #Meetup

Big thanks to everyone who came out to our first Code Reading Club! 🙌 Missed it? We’ve got 2 more coming up: 📅 Oct 15: bit.ly/CRC%E2%80%91... 📅 Nov 12: bit.ly/CRC%E2%80%91... Beginner-friendly ➕ language-agnostic. #atlanta #meetup #tech

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#CodeAndConscience is back after a hiatus to focus on family. In this issue, "The Role of Tech in #PublicHealth," I explore how tech can transform public health. But at what cost? I ask tough questions on data, ethics & equity. Read & join the conversation: bit.ly/code-conscie... #HealthTech

🎬 404 Movie Not Found starts in 20 mins! We’re watching Hackers (1995)—peak ’90s cyberpunk chaos. 👾 Hosts: jason.energy & marisamorby.com 🕖 7 PM ET 📺 Rent/buy on Prime Video 🔗 Install the Teleparty Chrome extension & join: www.teleparty.com/movie/10428/... Hack the planet! 🌍

It's our first @refactr.tech *404 Film Not Found* virtual movie night! Tomorrow @ 7p EDT, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of beloved cult classic, Hackers! Co-hosted by our hilarious friends @codetv.dev, @jason.energy & @marisamorby.com! RSVP for the Teleparty link here: bit.ly/404-film-night

I’m so excited for this! I’ve never seen Hackers and am ready to be impressed (or maybe incensed, we’ll see).

this is going to be fun, and since @marisamorby.com will be there it’ll actually be funny, too

🎬 404 Movie Not Found: Movie Night We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hackers with a group watch! 📅 Thu, Sept 11 | ⏰ 7 PM ET | 📍 Online Hosted by @jason.energy & @marisamorby.com. Jump in the chat to roast along. 👉 RSVP: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

🚀 VS Code Dev Days – Atlanta A free hands-on workshop on Sept 23, 5:30–8:30 PM at @ MSFT Atlantic Yards. Learn how to supercharge your workflow with #VSCode + #GitHubCopilot and write better code, faster. 👉 RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/vs-code-de... #Atlanta #Tech #Meetup

📖 Code Reading Club — like a book club, but for code. Join us to practice reading code out loud + discussing how we understand it. 🗓️ 9/17/25 | | ⏰ 6 pm - 8:30 pm | 📍 PrizePicks All levels welcome. RSVP: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #CodeReadingClub #Atlanta #Tech #Meetup

🎬 404 Movie Not Found: Movie Night We’re celebrating the 30th anniversary of Hackers with a group watch! 📅 Thu, Sept 11 | ⏰ 7 PM ET | 📍 Online Hosted by Jason Lengstorf & Marisa Morby. Jump in the chat to roast along. 👉 RSVP: meetu.ps/e/PtyFX/d41s... #HackTheWorld #tech #meetup

We’re bringing Bytes & Bites to Ponce City Market this Fri! It’s our monthly, low-key tech lunch meetup where folks across #tech come together to hang out, eat good food, and talk shop... or not. No agenda, no pressure—just community. www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #atlanta #meetup #networking

Join us August 26 for a joint meetup sponsored by Auth0! 🎤 Featured Talks: 🔒 Aliyah Gamble on securing #opensource code 💼 Jerome Hardaway on landing tech jobs in a tough market 🧠 Auth0 on auth in GenAI apps 📅 RSVP now — www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #atlanta #tech #meetup #genai #career

Christmas in July 🎄☀️ Join Modern Web ATL, React ATL, VueJS ATL, REFACTR.TECH & friends for cookies & code 📅 July 30 | 🕡 6:30 PM 📍 Atlanta Tech Park 🍪 Cookie swap 🎅 Holiday outfit contest 💬 Talks from local dev leaders RSVP: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #atlanta #tech #meetup #networking

Thanks to everyone who came out today for our first PCM Bytes & Bites! 🎉

Bytes & Bites is now at Ponce City Market 🎉 🗓️ This Friday, July 25 @ 12PM 📍 2nd floor near Elk Head Clothing No slides. No pressure. Just lunch, great convos, and good people. Come solo or bring your work bestie 👯‍♀️ RSVP 👉 www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #atlanta #tech #networking #meetup

The recent #TexasFloods were catastrophic. Meteorologists predicted the storms, but too many folks didn’t get an alert. The problem wasn’t the tech; it was #DOGE, the overreliance on #AI, & #layoffs of human staff. Read “Who Bears the #Climate Consequences of #EmergingTech?” bit.ly/code-conscie...