NSCoder Chicago

The Last Tuesday Of Every Month
6 to 8 pm
RSVP here

• What is NSCoder Chicago?

  We are a monthly meetup on the last Tuesday of every month for Chicago Mac and iOS developers. More information on upcoming meetups is available at Meetup.com.

• Do I need to RSVP?

  Our hosts require a guest list for security reasons. You can RSVP here.

• I'm not a Mac or iOS developer but I'm passionate about the platform, can I still attend?

  Absolutely! This isn't just for people who write code — it’s for designers, testers, support folks, and everyone who helps make Apple-ecosystem apps. Even if you just like those kinds of apps and like talking about them, come join us!

• How do you communicate? How can I get involved?

  Please join our Meetup Group. If you attend a meeting be sure to ask about our Slack organization. We also have an old Google Group mailing list. We sometimes upload presentations to YouTube.

• Do you have a code of conduct?

  We strive to make NSCoder an inclusive, safe, and welcoming space for everyone! Our code of conduct applies to everyone involved in NSCoder. If you have any concerns please talk to the leadership team.

• Is there food or drink?

  Unless the Meetup event details says otherwise there will probably be pizza and you can BYOB. NSCoder is sustained by donations.

• Could you help me get a job? Could you help me hire someone?

  Yes! If you're looking for the best developers on Apple platforms you've come to the right place.

• What does NSCoder mean?

  NSCoder is an abstract class in Apple's Foundation frameworks. See? It's almost a pun because "coder" means "encoding" and also "programmer". If you don't get the joke, please don't feel bad. It was never really funny. If you're new to Apple's platforms you might be confused by the NS prefix. Classes in Objective-C needed unique names to avoid collisions. This isn't a problem anymore in Swift. The NS prefix came from "NeXTSTEP" a long time ago.