About Rockford.dev

Rockford.dev is a monthly user group for software developers in Rockford, Illinois. We meet once a month for talks, demos, and conversation — no matter what stack you work in or how long you've been writing code.

What a meetup looks like

Doors open at 6:00pm for pizza and conversation. Talks start around 6:30 — usually one main talk and a couple of lightning talks — and we wrap up by 8:00. Some months are themed (cloud, data, AI); lightning talk nights are open to any topic.

Speak at a meetup

First-time speakers are especially welcome. If you've built something, broken something instructive, or learned something worth sharing, we want to hear it. Five-minute lightning talks are a great way to start.

Sponsor us

Sponsorship covers pizza, drinks, and the occasional speaker travel. If your company wants to support the local developer community (and get a thank-you at every meetup), get in touch.