This is a list of independent software conferences run primarily by developers for developers (and not by media companies or software companies). Independent software conferences tend to be lower cost and have more interesting content than their stodgier counterparts.
This guide focuses on independent US conferences just to narrow the focus a bit.
Dedicated to Groovy, Grails, Griffon and other GR8 technologies
United States United States, Minneapolis
27th–28th June 2011
Sandusky, Ohio. In the middle of winter. At an indoor waterpark.
United States United States, Sandusky
11th–13th January 2012
A free conference for Node.js users in Portland, Oregon
United States United States, Portland
11th–12th February 2012
Connecting the Python community
United States United States, Santa Clara
7th–15th March 2012
functionally typed party
United States United States, Cambridge
9th–11th March 2012
Come rub elbows with some of the smartest Rubyists in the world
United States United States, Salt Lake City
15th–17th March 2012
It's Software Development Madness
United States United States, Louisville
15th–17th March 2012
The conference for iPhone, iPad, and Mac developers
United States United States, Elk Grove
15th–17th March 2012
West coast Clojure conference
United States United States, San Jose
16th–17th March 2012
Atlanta Java Users Group (AJUG) Developer Conference
United States United States, Atlanta
21st–22nd March 2012
An Open Spaces Conference with the Java Posse and Bruce Eckel
United States United States, Crested Butte
26th–30th March 2012
Chicago's Mobile Developers Conference
United States United States, Chicago
5th–6th April 2012
The Mid-Atlantic's Largest Open Source Developer Conference
United States United States, Philadelphia
10th–11th April 2012
web design and development for mobile devices
United States United States, Orlando
16th–18th April 2012
The seventh annual RailsConf - three days of cutting-edge sessions, inspiring keynotes, and hacking with your peers
United States United States, Austin
23rd–25th April 2012
Kansas City Developer Conference
United States United States, Overland Park
27th–28th April 2012
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