Ask HN: What are some professional bodies I can be member of

[altsyset]

What are some professional associations, or societies that I can join online and contribute as a developer?

[mtmail]

https://join.osmfoundation.org/ Some of the https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code/20... haven't been finished, 2019 planning started. There's also https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Top_Ten_Tasks and the more generic https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Develop

[altsyset]

Ohh man, that is so helpful. Thanks a lot.

[staz]

ACM, IEEE

[altsyset]

Thanks

[Something1234]

Not a fan of the acm. Expensive membership for little more than a magazine and access to papers that should be open access.

But then again, I just had the student membership.

[grzm]

Sounds like you likely have your mind made up, but you also get access to Safari Books Online.

[happppy]

Github. Stack overflow.