With lightning talks and inside jokes, an afternoon gathering in downtown Baltimore was just like a lot of tech meetups. Just add Twilight Sparkle.

Amid cosplay and meet-and-greets, a half-dozen developers got together last Sunday to discuss their work atBronyCon, a gathering of more than 7,000 My Little Pony fans that fall outside the show’s supposed target demographic of young girls. The Convention Center event re-dubbed the city “Baltimare” for the weekend of July 8-10.

Connecting community has always been a key component of the dev community, and it appears that’s no different among Bronies.

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