The largest tech-adjacent category on the site, covering software engineering across languages, frameworks, and specialties. Discord and Slack host communities for specific languages and stacks, while Reddit has massive general programming communities. Good for code review, career advice, tool recommendations, and connecting with developers at similar stages.
Hive Index lists 1 Software Development meetup groups on Meetup. We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional. The main Software Development topic page covers every platform we track for this topic.
Forum is the most common (100%). Others that show up often include online/offline events. Use the feature filters above the list to narrow results.
All 1 listings on this page are free to join (no paid membership or application gate listed). Access rules can still change on the community side.
On Hive Index, the default Popular sort surfaces FrontierTech Connect first. Popularity reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, not a universal quality score. Use the sort menu for Ratings, Largest, or Newest.
Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for topic relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available. Member counts are approximate. Popular reflects visitor interest in communities on the site, with richer profiles breaking ties. Ratings, Largest, and Newest use review scores, reported member counts, and listing age instead.
This page was last updated 2/1/2025, based on the most recent change to the topic or its listings. We refresh entries when communities are submitted, claimed, or reviewed, and we update member counts, features, and traffic data on an ongoing basis.
