How do other software developers have developer friends when
their current or last work environment had them coming in as a threat to the already hired?
One has to get pass the hiring managers and human resources
to access any relationships with fellow developers.
In LinkedIn, it looks like one needs to be running a profitable
business to attract attention. Orange County California does
not have dev-houses or code-camps. There are user groups
but they meet once a month and not all of us know how to
work a room.
The most important thing sought in these relationships is perspective. Isolation provides none.