Level Up with ODEVs and DevFest Florida!

Michael Rosario | InnovativeTeams.NET

Both of our organizations share a deep mission: to empower developers at every stage of their journey. In today’s fast-moving tech climate, we know that community isn’t just a nice-to-have; we need to take active, intentional steps to create real opportunities for all of Orlando—from individuals finding their footing to startups building the next big thing. We’re thrilled to work shoulder-to-shoulder on this work for Central Florida.

What Makes the Orlando Devs Community Special

If you’ve been to an ODevs meetup, you already know the energy in the room is awesome. It is one of the most welcoming and empowering spaces in Florida tech. They cover an incredible spectrum of topics—from core languages like Java to software craftsmanship, AI agents, and cutting-edge innovation trends. Putting together an experience like DevFest Florida takes a village. Having Orlando Devs as a critical community partner—collaborating on everything from collaborative hackathons and kickoff workshops to organizing our main event—makes all the difference.

Plug In and Connect

DevFest brings us all together, but community growth is a year-round habit. Please make sure to check out the awesome range of meetups Orlando Devs has lined up over the next months!

👉 Connect with ODevs: Head over to OrlandoDevs.com to join their community and check out their upcoming calendar and Discord.

👉 Join Us at DevFest Florida: Grab your tickets, bring your team, and build with us at DevFestFlorida.com.

To the entire Orlando Devs team and community: thank you for your partnership, your energy, and everything you do to make Central Florida a place where developers can build the future together.

Hope to see you soon!

Orlando Tech Meetups

via Orlando Developers Meetup

Join the Orlando Devs network for the monthly Orlando Tech and Beer - a monthly networking and social event hosted by the team that leads Accelerate Orlando. First drinks & light bites will be provided thanks to generous sponsors.

WHEN: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
WHERE: Ivanhoe Park Lager House, 23 N Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando, FL 32805, USA

Knowns and Unknowns: Testing AI Generated Code

via Orlando JUG (Java User Group)

This presentation will review three distinct phases to testing AI written code: known knowns (spec-driven development), known unknowns (property-based testing), and unknown unknowns (static analysis and mutation testing). It aims to provide a framework for confidently using AI to assist in writing applications.

WHEN: Wednesday, Sep 23, 2026, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EDT
WHERE: Dr. Phillips Academic Commons (UCF Downtown), 528 W Livingston St, Orlando, FL 32801

ODevs Speaker Series: QA, AI, and DevOps

via Felipe, Orlando DevOps

This event brings the whole OrlandoDevs community together for a series of short, focused talks on testing, delivery, and AI in real engineering work. Speakers from across the Orlando tech community will give 5–20 minute talks on topics including QA & Testing (test strategy, automation, flaky tests, quality culture), DevOps & Platform (CI/CD, infrastructure, observability, keeping production healthy), and AI in Practice (AI-assisted testing, LLMs in the delivery pipeline, evaluating AI systems). The goal is to provide key ideas, lessons learned, and takeaways for Software Engineers, QA engineers, SREs, DevOps Engineers, or anyone curious about these topics. Attendees can also network with speakers and other attendees afterward.

WHEN: Thursday, September 24, 2026, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT
WHERE: Rollins College - Bush Science Center, 1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park, FL

AWS GameDay: Spooky Edition [PRIZES]

via Orlando AWS User Group

A Halloween-themed AWS GameDay combining a hackathon and workshop where teams solve real-world cloud challenges in a live AWS environment to earn points and win prizes. It’s a beginner-friendly event with food, refreshments, and free drink tickets for the first 50 arrivals.

WHEN: Thursday, Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM EDT
WHERE: Zymarium Meadery, 1121 N Mills Ave · Orlando, FL

Learn more at DevFestFlorida.com