OTC CatchUp #56 Summary

General introductions.

We talked about the newly released JavaScript framework called Remix.

Harsh Kapadia told us how good Deta is for hosting. Although it is new and has some limitations, it is super fast (no cold start issues like in Heroku's free tier) and changes to code reflect immediately. Their team is prompt and super helpful as well.

We talked about Compose Multiplatform by JetBrains.

Harsh Kapadia also told us that the concepts used in the Web3 ecosystem are really interesting to discuss.

Ishan Sharma shared how he locked himself out of a server because he forgot to open port 22 (SSH) while setting it up. He had to use the web interface that the Cloud service provided to access the server.

Razorpay’s Design System push was talked about. (Organising Design Systems)

Harsh Kapadia talked about URL Text Fragments, which are very helpful in highlighting certain text on a web page and scrolling to it.

Sreekaran Srinath talked about Advent of Code.

There was a discussion on Networking, followers, real friends and acquaintances.

Sreekaran Srinath told us about the Streamlabs fiascos

We had a discussion on how much technical knowledge a Developer Advocate versus a DevRel (Developer Relations) needs.

Anil Harwani told us to communicate well, be honest about one’s work and to ask a lot of questions. He said that one should always complete the work they have taken up, be on time and communicate well in advance if they will not be able to deliver by the specified time, because it becomes difficult to trust and vouch for someone who does not keep their word.

Anil Harwani also told us about various amazing things he has done at AMD and how his team supercooled a processor using Liquid Nitrogen to be able to overclock it to great extents. (Bottom image on page 6.)

Harsh Kapadia showcased updates to the OTC CatchUp web app.

Harsh Kapadia also showcased the automation that he did for OTC CatchUp reminder and joining Tweets and Telegram messages using GitHub Actions. (Scripts)

Ishan Sharma showcased designs for GitHub Wrapped 2021 and asked for feedback.