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I'd like to make it to NSCoder Night tonight, but I just have too much else to do today — again.

I won't be seeing anyone at NSCoder Night next week, either, as I'll be in San Francisco for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference! If you're attending, be sure to find me and say hi!

I'd like to make it to NSCoder Night tonight, but I just have too much else to do today. Hopefully I'll see everyone there next week!

I'd like to make it to NSCoder Night tonight, but I won't be able to as I'll be looking at a new place. Wish me luck, and have fun everybody!

If you have an OLPC — or have set up VMWare or another environment to emulate one — and you're in the Silicon Valley area, there's a group of enthusiast hackers forming called SV_OLPC.

I ran into the founder of the group completely randomly after leaving NSCoder Night a couple weeks back, and it'll be interesting to see just who is doing what with the OLPC stack.

This is just a gentle reminder that NSCoder Night is tonight, 7PM to 9PM!

NSCoder Night Silicon Valley is at Orchard Valley Coffee in Campbell, CA.

NSCoder Night Washington DC is at Panera Bread in Tyson's Corner.

And finally, cocoaCodingNight in St. Louis, Missouri is tonight at the Kaldi's Coffee in Kirkwood, MO from 4:30PM through 10PM. It's tonight rather than Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

If you're interested in hanging out, but can't make it in person, there's always IRC. Get the latest build of Colloquy and join channel #nscodernight on FreeNode.

This is just a gentle reminder that NSCoder Night is tonight, 7PM to 9PM!

NSCoder Night Silicon Valley is at Orchard Valley Coffee in Campbell, CA.

NSCoder Night Washington DC is at Panera Bread in Tyson's Corner.

If you're interested in hanging out, but can't make it in person, there's always IRC. Get the latest build of Colloquy and join channel #nscodernight on FreeNode.

This is just a gentle reminder that NSCoder Night is tonight, 7PM to 9PM!

NSCoder Night Silicon Valley is at Orchard Valley Coffee in Campbell, CA.

NSCoder Night Washington DC is at Panera Bread in Tyson's Corner.

If you're interested in hanging out, but can't make it in person, there's always IRC. Get the latest build of Colloquy and join channel #nscodernight on FreeNode.

This is just a gentle reminder that NSCoder Night starts tonight, 7PM to 9PM!

NSCoder Night Silicon Valley is at Orchard Valley Coffee in Campbell, CA.

NSCoder Night Washington DC is at Panera Bread in Tyson's Corner.

And, thanks to the magic of time zones, NSCoder Night Washington DC will actually be the first NSCoder Night get-together!

If you're interested in hanging out, but can't make it in person, there's always IRC. Get the latest build of Colloquy and join channel #nscodernight on FreeNode. (And also consider joining some of the other channels there, such as #macdev and #macsb, where you can meet other fellow Mac developers!)

I've been toying with this idea for a while now, and now that Leopard is coming out, it's finally time to make it happen! I call it NSCoder Night! (Major thanks to Scott Stevenson for coming up with the name!) Here's the inaugural announcement:

NSCoder Night Silicon Valley will be having its inaugural get-together between 7:00 and 9:00 PM on October 30, 2007 — next Tuesday night — at Orchard Valley Coffee in Campbell, CA. From then on, we'll be getting together there every Tuesday!

What's the point? To get together with other folks who are also writing Cocoa code for Mac OS X, of course! There's no formal structure, which is why I described it as a "get-together" rather than a meeting. There's no need to RSVP, either; just show up if you like, or don't if you can't make it. Just bring your brain, laptop, and enthusiasm, pick up one of the tasty drinks available at Orchard Valley Coffee, and have a great time!

Why did I pick Orchard Valley Coffee for the inaugural Silicon Valley get-together? I first went there one afternoon during a little vacation I took after WWDC, and I found it a nice, large, relaxing place. It has wireless connectivity, reasonable hours, plenty of room, and great drinks, and it's also quite accessible since it's right in the heart of downtown Campbell.

So come on down, say hi, and see just how much fun it is to hang out and hack for a couple hours!

Want to hold your own NSCoder Night? Just let me know — here, on the NSCoder Night web site, or via email — and I'll post the announcement. Hopefully we'll have get-togethers across the world, even in places where there's not yet a CocoaHeads chapter.

What's the difference between NSCoder Night and CocoaHeads? CocoaHeads is a once-a-month user group meeting, typically with presentations and demos. NSCoder Night is a weekly get-together, a time to talk to your fellow hackers, to get help with issues you're bumping into, to show off cool tricks, and to actually have some time specifically set aside for your side projects.