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One more Code Reading Club this year: Wed, Nov 18 at PrizePicks, our last of 2026. Read real code together, no prep. RSVPs close Nov 15. luma.com/y8s4nf06 #AtlantaTech #CodeReading

A Women in Tech Week lunch, our answer to Grace Hopper being cancelled. Easy Bytes & Bites, a seat saved for women in tech. Fri 10/30, 11:45–1:30 · Krog Street Market RSVP → luma.com/khhz3w60 More events in other cities → luma.com/womenintechweek

Quick update: tomorrow’s Bytes & Bites (Fri 10/23) is cancelled. Sorry for the short notice. We’ll see you at the next one, refactr.tech/events.

New: a Women in Tech Week Edition of Bytes & Bites. Our easy lunch, with a seat saved for the women in tech in our community. Come as you are, grab food from the market, pull up a chair. Fri 10/30, 11:45–1:30, Krog Street Market. luma.com/khhz3w60 #AtlantaTech #WomenInTech

Nov Radar is open for submissions. Radar is our community picks. Grab the bookmarklet and save a pick from anywhere on the web in one click. Oct's picks are live too, f. Jay Miller (Black Python Devs). Install → refactr.tech/r/submit · See Radar → refactr.tech/radar #AtlantaTech #OpenSource

Tonight. Open Source Night at Tech Square ATL, doors at 6:30, talks at 7. Three talks on building with AI, and Vonage is feeding everyone. Come through. www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech #OpenSource

Open Source Night is tomorrow. Three talks on building with AI (Copilot workflows, open-source Web Components, agent guardrails). Sponsored by Vonage. Tue 10/20, doors 6:30, Tech Square ATL. www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech #OpenSource

RSVPs close tonight. Code Reading Club is Wednesday: read real code together, no prep, led by Eve Stroud. Last chance to grab a spot. Wed 10/21, PrizePicks. luma.com/z5mifu20 #AtlantaTech #CodeReading

RSVPs for Code Reading Club close tomorrow night. We read real code together, no prep, led this month by Eve Stroud. Easiest room in town to walk into cold. Wed 10/21, PrizePicks. RSVP closes Sun. luma.com/z5mifu20 #AtlantaTech #CodeReading

Next week, pick your speed: 👉 talks + dinner (Open Source Night, Tue) 👉 reading code (Code Reading Club, Wed) 👉 lunch and good people (Bytes & Bites, Fri at Krog Street) → www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech

Drew Schillinger (Connexure) closes Open Source Night with "Nightshift," on guardrails for AI agents going from copilot to autopilot. Tue 10/20, Tech Square ATL. www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech #AI

Adding video to your app usually means reading the whole SDK. Dwane Hemmings (Vonage) shows how open-source Web Components let you skip that and drop it in, any framework. Open Source Night, Tue 10/20. Food + drinks on Vonage. www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech #OpenSource

No prep, no homework. We read real code together and talk about what we notice. This month led by software developer Eve Stroud. Wed 10/21, PrizePicks (West Midtown). RSVP →

Most Copilot demos are too clean to be real. Anjie Adeyemo (AT&T) is bringing the honest version: how she uses Copilot day to day, and when to push back on what it hands her. Open Source Night, Tue 10/20, Tech Square ATL. Dinner on Vonage. www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech #OpenSource

Reminder: the Radar bookmarklet is open to everyone now. One click to share what you're into, how-to video on the page: refactr.tech/r/submit #AtlantaTech

We're building our 2027 calendar + sponsor prospectus. Want to reach Atlanta's tech community next year? Get on the list and see it first:

October Radar is live, with Jay Miller as our featured community voice. See his picks and add your own: refactr.tech/radar #AtlantaTech

Our Nov 11 lineup is set 🎤 "The Cost of Good Enough," three talks on the defaults we never question. Kim Crayton, Jay Miller (Black Python Devs), and Jasmine Blackston. Westside Motor Lounge: luma.com/jjlvukdm #AtlantaTech

The REFACTR Radar bookmarklet is now open to everyone. See something worth sharing? One click sends it straight to Radar. Install it (how-to video on the page): refactr.tech/r/submit #AtlantaTech

Our October newsletter is out: the Radar bookmarklet goes public, our Nov 11 lineup, everything happening this month, and a first look at 2027. Read + subscribe: refactr.tech/newsletter #AtlantaTech

My @refactr.tech Radar pick: Tubi. Stramers keeps raising fees. Tubi is still free. Not fake free where the good stuff is locked till you pay, legit free. Good movies (North by Northwest), bad ones (Troll 2, a fav of mine), and a show called Hoochie Daddies I won't be explaining. refactr.tech/radar

Atlanta! Come through and build! Looking forward to speaking with folks. Shouts to @refactr.tech @developer.vonage.com and everyone for making it happen!

Our newsletter lands tomorrow with some news you'll want, including something new for the whole community. Subscribe: refactr.tech/subscribe #AtlantaTech

Three to save this month: - Open Source Night (10/20, Tech Square ATL) - Code Reading Club (10/21, PrizePicks) - Bytes & Bites (10/23, Krog Street Market) RSVP: refactr.tech/events

Last call for October Radar, submissions close today (Fri Oct 2). Open source is the theme, but bring us anything you're into: refactr.tech/radar #OpenSource

Three for your October calendar: Open Source Night (10/20, Tech Square ATL), Code Reading Club (10/21), and Bytes & Bites (10/23). RSVP: refactr.tech/events #AtlantaTech

#OpenSource Night lineup is set for Oct 20, Tech Square ATL. - Anjie Adeyemo (AT&T) on GitHub Copilot workflows - Dwane Hemmings (Vonage) on open-source Web Components - Drew Schillinger (Connexure) on guardrails for AI coding agents. Food/drinks from Vonage: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech...

Our next newsletter drops next week with a stack of new announcements. Get on the list so you hear it first: refactr.tech/subscribe #AtlantaTech

October Radar is open for submissions, deadline Fri Oct 2 (later picks roll to November). Theme's open source, but any pick is welcome, tech or not: refactr.tech/radar #OpenSource

📡 REFACTR Radar: September's picks are live and October submissions are open. Browse what the community's recommending, then add your own (open-source themed picks heavily encouraged, tech picks not required): refactr.tech/radar #AtlantaTech

We're planning 2027 and lining up partners. If your company wants to reach an Atlanta tech community of 2,000+ engineers, career changers, and leaders, let's talk: refactr.tech/sponsor #AtlantaTech

We have two events tonight on opposite sides of the world (kinda): build something silly at Code Jam (in Alpharetta), or grab a drink with us at Out of Office Hours (in West Midtown). Choose one: refactr.tech/events #AtlantaTech

Code Jam is the one build night that asks for your worst idea One hour, build something pointless, then watch it fall apart on the big screen. Wed Sep 23, Improving (Alpharetta), joint with 4 dev communities: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech

Thank you to everyone who pitched a talk for our November meetup! We're in the process of selecting and we'll get back to everyone soon. Missed this round? Our CFP is always open, pitch a talk for a future meetup anytime: refactr.tech/speak #AtlantaTech

Three events this week: - Code Jam (9/23, Improving Alpharetta) - Out of Office Hours (9/23, Westside Motor Lounge) - Bytes & Bites (9/25, Krog Street Market). You'll have to choose between Code Jam and OOO Hours but hope to see you at one. RSVP: refactr.tech/events #AtlantaTech

Open Source Night, save the date! Open Source Night, Tue Oct 20 at Tech Square ATL. Copilot, Web Components, and Django, the tools we actually build with. Five dev communities, free food from Vonage: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #OpenSource

Last chance ⏰ Our Nov 11 meetup CFP closes today. Technical or not, first-time speakers encouraged. Pitch as many as you like. Also filling one open-source slot for Oct 20 Open Source Night (in person, Atlanta). Send your idea before tonight: refactr.tech/speak #CallForSpeakers

Leave your office (or your home) and come eat some noodles. Bytes & Bites, Fri Sep 25, Krog Street Market: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech

You’ve been talking to agents all day, so get out of the office so you can finally talk to a human. Out of Office Hours is a casual happy hour, Wed Sep 23 at Westside Motor Lounge. Show up, say hi to us, but buy your own drink: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech

We're proud to be a community partner for Atlanta Developers' Conference ATLDevCon is Oct 17 in Alpharetta, a full day of talks for the local dev community. Grab a ticket, or get on the stage: their CFP is open through Sept 24, first-timers welcome. www.atldevcon.com #AtlantaTech

Time's almost up ⏰ Our Nov 11 CFP closes this Friday (Sept 18). Technical or not, first-timers welcome. Pitch as many as you like. Also filling one open-source slot for Oct 20 Open Source Night (in person, Atlanta). Note "Oct 20" on the form: refactr.tech/speak #CallForSpeakers #OpenSource

Code Jam is the one build night that asks for your worst idea. One hour, build something pointless, then watch it fall apart on the big screen in front of everyone. Wed Sep 23, Improving (Alpharetta), joint meetup with 4 dev communities: www.meetup.com/refactr-tech... #AtlantaTech

Next week is busy! --> Code Jam, Sep 23, Improving (Alpharetta) --> Out of Office Hours, Sep 23, Westside Motor Lounge --> Bytes & Bites, Sep 25, Krog Street Market --> Nov 11 meetup CFP closes this Fri refacgtr.tech/speak RSVP refactr.tech/events #atlantatech

Code Reading Club RSVPs close tomorrow. Read code with us this Wednesday at PrizePicks. All levels, no prep. luma.com/2577f4ld #CodeReadingClub #AtlantaTech

Reading code you didn't write is a skill nobody teaches you until your job depends on it. That's Code Reading Club. Next Wed at PrizePicks, RSVPs close Sunday: luma.com/2577f4ld 👽 #CodeReadingClub #AtlantaTech

September Radar is live! Real picks from founders @angelbanks.com, ericastanley.com, bethlaing.bsky.social, and community members. Share yours for next month. October's our open source month, so bonus points for open-source picks. See what's on our radar: refactr.tech/radar #OpenSource

This fall at REFACTR is stacked: - Code Reading Club (9/16) - Code Jam (9/23) - Out of Office Hours (9/23) - Open Source Night (10/20) RSVP : refactr.tech/events #AtlantaTech #DevCommunity

Our CFP is open! You don't need to be a prolific meetup speaker, you just need one idea worth 25 minutes. Technical or non-technical, whatever you got. refactr.tech/speak Deadline to submit is Sep 18. #AtlantaTech #CallForSpeakers

New Code Reading Club tees are in the shop! For the folks who love reading code together: refactr.tech/shop

September Radar is live and community-built. Got something that changed how you work? Add it: refactr.tech/radar