Rockford, IL · Developer Community

RockfordDev

A local meetup for software developers and enthusiasts in the Rockford, IL area.

Upcoming

Next Meetup

Game Jam Session 1 of X

Wednesday, April 15 2026 · 6:00 PM · Maker Lab, Rockford Public Library (2nd floor)

Past Meetups

2026-03-18March Meetup — Your Project Graveyard
2026-03-06Co-Working Day
2026-02-18February Meetup — On-Demand Machine Knitting for Everyone
2026-01-21January Meetup — Dissecting an APK
2025-12-17December Meetup — End of the Year Celebration
2025-11-19November Meetup — Playing Auto Traffic Control
2025-10-15October Meetup — Building a Parkinson Buzzer Glove
2025-09-17September Meetup — Attention is All You Need
2025-08-20August Meetup — 101 Ways to Make a Website
2025-07-16July Meetup — All About Git
2025-06-18June Meetup — Understanding the OWASP Top 10
2025-05-21May Meetup — Happy Birthday Rockford Dev!
2025-04-16April Meetup — Stories from the Trenches
2025-03-19March Meetup — Jobs Discussion Round Table
2025-02-19February Meetup — How I Drew My Family Tree

About

Rockford Dev is a local group for software developers and enthusiasts in Rockford, Illinois. Founded in 2024, we strive to promote professional development, technical learning, and real human connection.

We meet on the third Wednesday of every month at 6 PM on the second floor of the Rockford Public Library Main Branch, in the Maker Lab.

Our meetups include educational talks, open discussions, and project showcases. Some past topics:

GraphVis Google AppScript The Fediverse Duplicate Customer Accounts Creating This Website OWASP Top 10 APK Reverse Engineering

Five members of Rockford Dev gathered in the Maker Lab — Members at the Maker Lab, Rockford Public Library

Interested in giving a talk or demo at a future meetup?

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