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OTC CatchUp #261

Authors: Darshan Rander · Ankush Kapoor

Date: 08-11-2025

Duration: 1 hrs 21 mins

Topics Discussed

  • Soham asked if it’s possible to create a C++ app for Android without JNI.

    • Darshan explained it’s not possible as you would require a thin layer of Java/Kotlin code to glue up everything.

  • Hritik shared an incident about leaking API keys

  • Pranav talked about Android XR and how it felt when he tried, which sparked a discussion on how does it looks in social environment.

    • Pranav also mentioned that it was pretty comfortable in his 1-2hrs of trial.

    • Darshan said it will take time to get social acceptance.

  • We talked about how Apple’s OS has the same base layer and has skin on for all the devices.

  • Hritik and Darshan talked about how they are using GitHub Copilot.

    • They both prefer to use it as an assistant to help them with completions and not using it to make full features.

Attendees

  1. Bhavesh Kukreja

  2. Darshan Rander

  3. Harsh Kapadia

  4. Rishit Dagli

  5. Soham

  6. Mohammad Kaif

  7. Pranav Prasanna

  8. Jaanvi

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