Springfield Devs

We are excited to partner with the Midtown Carnegie Branch Library for Learning About Linux!

Earlier this year, Springfield Devs hosted a Goodbye Windows, Hello Linux event and word just kept spreading. Now, Levi Zitting will lead a new introductory session designed for ages 12 and older. Learn what Linux is, why people use it, and try it on demo computers.

⌚Monday September 14, 3-5:30pm
📌Midtown Carnegie Branch Library, Springfied MO https://programs.thelibrary.org/event/16752508

What happens when a vintage keyboard, custom electronics, and a very ambitious idea end up in the same room?

At September Dev Night, electroNuck and N8 shared how their quest to meet Mark Rober became a DIY instrument. Watch it unfold now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sZ6FKH6AqIA

What project would you bring to a future Dev Night?

Labor Day honors the people whose work builds, supports, and keeps our communities thriving.

It's a day for celebrating what we make, who we make it with, and everything that makes life more than work.

Happy Labor Day from Springfield Devs. 💙

The “quick little hardware project” has left the chat. 🎹☎️

September Dev Night is bringing a Model M keyboard turned MIDI instrument, a vintage telephone synth situation, custom PCBs, and enough engineering plot twists to make this a must-see.

Enoch Bradshaw and Nate Bradshaw are telling the whole story on Wednesday, September 2 at efactory.

Pizza starts at 6PM. Free for everyone, RSVP so we can secure plenty of slices. https://www.meetup.com/sgfdevs/events/315993183/

Missed August Dev Night? The video is up! 🎥

Watch Chris Taylor (aka Springfield's Thor! ⚡) present "Bringing Structure to Free-Form Text." Learn how to sort through thousands of messy text descriptions instantly AND without paying $$$$ for AI tokens.

▶️ Watch on Springfield Devs youtube channel; link in bio!

Raw data is full of hidden insights. The challenge is organizing it.

At the next Dev Night, Chris Taylor is showing us how to solve that puzzle.

🟣 AI Categories
🟣 Classifying Training Data
🟣 TF-IDF Modeling (The math that converts paragraphs into numbers so machine learning models can categorize everything automatically!)

Everyone's welcome for this free event Wednesday August 5th, and the pizza's on us! RSVP on Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/sgfdevs/events/315500205/

🔴 In-person at efactory (405 N Jefferson Ave, Springfield MO) or streaming live via SGFDevs on Twitch
🔴 Wednesday, August 5th | 6 - 8 PM CDT

July Dev Night got a little nerdy in a good way.

Fred Lawler shared "Containers without Docker" and showed how much you can do with just Linux namespaces when you want a small, isolated place to try something out.

We have the rewind up on YouTube if you want to follow along with the talk and slides from home. https://youtu.be/8ltAFvURKRo

We do Dev Night on the first Wednesday of every month at the efactory, pizza and a talk. See you at the next one, August 5th!

July is almost here, and we are welcoming Fred Lawler back to the efactory for Dev Night!

You all made him our top rated speaker in 2025, and his “So you wanna load and execute a binary” talk keeps winning the YouTube race.

Fred's back with Containers without Docker, a talk about containers at the OS level and how to use them for rapid prototyping.

Free event, open to everyone, pizza included!
RSVP so we grab plenty of slices, thanks!! https://www.meetup.com/sgfdevs/events/315231374/

Dev Night is back this Wednesday, and you won’t want to miss it!

Shay Nehmad is joining us (virtually) to give us all the nitty gritty details of the internals of git. He'll also be using an interactive Capture-The-Flag challenge where you'll use git commands to advance. There will be prizes for the winners of the challenge!

This event is free, pizza is provided, and all skill levels are welcome. You can join us in person at efactory or watch the live stream on Twitch at sgfdevs.

RSVP on Meetup, then join us at efactory or watch live on Twitch!
https://www.meetup.com/sgfdevs/events/314636506

This upcoming Dev Night with Shay Nehmad will also include a hands-on workshop. We'll be starting earlier than usual to allow for enough time. Make sure to be there at 6:00!

After the talk, you’ll jump into a Capture-The-Flag challenge built around Git. You’ll move through each stage by using Git commands to uncover clues and unlock what’s next, so you’re actually practicing what you just learned.

Whether you are new to Git or just want to level up, this is a great time to experiment, problem solve, and maybe break a few things along the way.

There is no cost to attend, and pizza is provided. All experience levels are welcome.

RSVP on Meetup, then join us at efactory or watch live on Twitch
https://www.meetup.com/sgfdevs/events/314636506