About OTC CatchUp

Note OTC CatchUps are weekly informal sessions involving project showcases and technical discussions. They are held every Saturday from 10:30 PM IST. Join in!.
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OTC CatchUp #53

Date: 13-11-2021

Duration: 6 hr 4 min

Topics Discussed

  • General introductions.

  • We talked about how Microsoft is competing with Notion with it’s latest offering called Microsoft Loop, which has a similar look to Notion.

  • @ishandeveloper told us about his favourite React India talks. (Watch the conference: Day 1 and Day 2)

  • We had a long discussion on Macbook Air M1 and its capabilities, mainly discussing whether it is sufficient for all kinds of development.

  • We also talked the future of Gene Editing. CRISPR is currently the only thing close to it.

  • @Kartik Soneji annoyed us by sending Base64 and other encoded texts on chats instead talking. :joy:

  • Sreekaran had a giveaway of his powerbank with 4 participants.

  • Ashfaq shared a video by Gaurav Sen on WhatsApp System Design.

  • Viranchee shared a playlist on Digital Design and Computer Architecture.

  • Ashfaq shared a book reading club he found on Twitter. (ReademyHQ)

Project Showcased

  • Sreekaran showcased the working of dasha.ai by making a call to Ashfaq using it.

Meet Screenshot

Meet #53 screenshot

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