If you are a newbie to code, then instead of sitting on your chair like…forever, you need to take your “learn-to-code” journey offline and join meetup groups. These groups are so ideal for tech beginner because you can get career advice, coding help, general support from the best programmer around, and as a result, you can expand your circle and push your career to the next level. There’s a ton of groups to join, but I’ve summed up the best communities for you.

1. W E B & M O B I L E D E V E L O P M E N T ( H T T P S : / / B L O G . D E S I G N V E L O P E R . C O M / C A T E G O R Y / W E B - M O B I L E - D E V E L O P M E N T / )

2. Meetup Groups You Must Join If You Are Tech Beginner
If you are a newbie to code, then instead of sitting on your chair like…forever, you need to take your “learn-to-code” journey of ine and join meetup groups.
These groups are so ideal for tech beginner because you can get career advice, coding help, general support from the best programmer around, and as a result,
you can expand your circle and push your career to the next level.
There’s a ton of groups to join, but I’ve summed up the best communities for you.
M et eor Ho C h i M in h meet u p
For those who haven’t known about Meteor yet, imagine you just come home after an exhausted day at work. There are 2 options for you to choose: The rst
one is you have to cook dinner cause you are super starving. The other one is that there is a table covered with full of foods that have been done already, then
you just need to sit down and satisfy your stomach. Which choice will you make? Of course it’s the second one, right? In the term of programming, Meteor
(https://www.meteor.com/) is exactly that “full-of-foods” table.
Meteor is a smart and powerful tool that allows you to build web and mobile applications. Meteor requires less code, so even though you are a newbie to
programming, you are able to build your own amazing app in a very short time.
B y Va n D o ( h t t p s : // b l o g . d e s i g n v e l o p e r. c o m / a u t h o r / v a n d o / ) o n J u l y 2 6 , 2 0 1 6

3. If you want to talk all things Meteor, check out this lively group. This group has a lot of monthly meetup (https://blog.designveloper.com/2016/07/11/2nd-
meteor-ho-chi-minh-meetup-review/) sharing helpful knowledge and experience in web and app development in general and in using Meteor in particular. Their
next meetup will take place on August.

4. HTM L5Rocks @ Ho C h i M in h
With the aim of spreading the world on HTML5, HTML5Rock@Ho Chi Minh (https://www.facebook.com/HTML5RocksHoChiMinh-289271927875203/) is a
discussion and working group for anyone who are developers, idea generators, project managers or any aspiring entrepreneur. This group offers a space where
you can learn and train yourself from beginner perspective to an advanced level.
J avaS crip t Ho C h i M in h cit y
If you like JavaScript, Ember.js, Node.js, Angular.js, you can’t avoid mentioning this group. Joining this group, you get an opportunity to hang out and discuss
about JavaScript tips, tricks, hacks, framework or to learn about what else is going on in JavaScript community with some of the best scripter around. Sound
great, right?

5. S aigon . rb
If you are interesting in talking about Ruby or Ruby on Rails, Saigon.rb will be right up your alley. Founded by Sebastian K, who has ve year experiences in Ruby,
Saigon.rb is an evening to learn, share or simply enjoy the language that focus on developer’s happiness – Ruby!

6. Docker S ai Gon
According to Docker.com (https://www.docker.com/), “Docker is an open platform for developers or sysadmin to build, ship or run distributed application”.
Docker Sai Gon provides a community forum for discussing all things Docker related. Their meetups involve one or two presentations plus a chance to meet
and chat over pizza and drinks. Everyone is welcome, whether you are a Docker beginner or an expert.

7. A gile V iet n am
Agile Vietnam (http://www.agilevietnam.org/) is the rst non-pro t Agile organization in Vietnam dedicated to promote Agile development principles and
practices. This group has currently got more than 500 members. They have regular get together throughout the year on a variety of agile topics.

8. C on clu s ion
So, what are you waiting for? Join one (or all) of these groups, recruit a friend to attend with you and start expanding your tech network! Now, let us know if we
missed out any of your favorite meetup groups in comments below.