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OTC CatchUp #212

Date: 30-11-2024

Duration: 3 hrs 8 mins

Topics Discussed

  • Mohammad Sohail Shaikh asked how to get a job in AI/ML.

    • Dheeraj advised

      • Build projects in the domain.

      • Connect and interact with professionals already in the field.

  • Rishit shared insights into

    • Research roles in ML.

    • How to pursue PhDs and enter the academic/research system.

  • Prakhar Gupta shared an article become a machine learning engineer in five to seven steps

  • Dev Malang shared an article on large language models

  • Ayush asked: “Why Go?”

    • Dheeraj and Ramyak responded

      • Simpler concurrency model.

      • Compiles directly to machine code (efficient performance).

  • Dheeraj introduced Advent of Code

Projects Showcased

  • Ramyak showcased a project.

    • Also discussed

      • The Zig programming language.

      • Encoding and decoding fundamentals.

      • In-depth explanation of PNG and PPM file formats.

      • Compression and decompression techniques.

  • Sahil Bansal showcased a database he’s building from scratch.

Attendees

  1. Mohammad Sohail Shaikh

  2. Dheeraj Lalwani

  3. Ramyak Mehra

  4. Rishit Dagli

  5. Ayush

  6. Sahil Bansal

  7. Dev Malang

  8. Prakhar Gupta

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