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OTC CatchUp #288

Authors: Ayush More · Ankush Kapoor

Date: 16-05-2026

Duration: 1 hr 39 mins

Topics Discussed

  • Ayush More and Ayush S had a discussion about open-source contributions, specifically focusing on the GNU project and how to get involved.

  • The group talked about upcoming local tech meetups in Mumbai, including events for Nvidia India, the Claude Mumbai Hackathon, and [KubeCon](KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India).

  • Ayush S did a deep dive into libfuse and file systems.

    • He shared his experience building a custom libfuse filesystem and utilizing SSHFS Repository.

  • Nabeel Parker, founder of Hexsis, shared his startup journey and the services his company provides.

    • This led to a massive discussion between him and Darshan Rander about gRPC and when it should be used.

  • The discussion evolved to microservices, debating the architectural trade-offs of why, when, and how to implement them effectively.

  • Darshan Rander sparked a conversation around Terraform and infrastructure design, referencing a great article on Terraform deployment with layered architecture.

  • Alpesh Bhagwatkar shared his impressive career progression from an intern to COO at his startup, and broke down the architecture of a chatbot he built for their internal operations.

Attendees

  1. Alpesh Bhagwatkar

  2. Bhavesh Kukreja

  3. Chirag Nayyar

  4. Darshan Rander

  5. Mohit Gangwani

  6. Pratik Thakare

  7. Aezyus

  8. Ayush

  9. Ayush More

  10. GAMILTRON

  11. Nabeel Parkar

  12. Nirmal

Meet Screenshot

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