I’ve been talking to lot’s of developers lately. And most of them were surprised what kind of events are happening in Cologne. But the list is huge. On the one hand there (un)conferences like the famous Nodecamp and the winning Pirate Summit or the upcoming NoSQLMatters. But on the other hand there are tons of monthly meetups:

The site hcking.de has a pretty good overview.

So Cologne Hacks. Developers get out there and network. There is tons to learn and nice people to meet!