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Presenters Kshitij Pratihast Source Gophercon India 2025 Scaling Citizen Payments: Lessons from Building a System for 20 Billion Transactions a Month 🚀 Ever wondered how a payment system can handle billions of transactions every month, reliably and securely? The recent presentation on the journey of UPI (Unified Payments Interface) and its underlying infrastructure provided a fascinating deep dive into the architecture, evolution, and key principles behind a system designed for citizen-scale impact. Let’s explore the key takeaways! ...

Presenters Varuni H K Source Gophercon India 2025 🚀 Level Up Your Authorization: A Deep Dive into Google Zanzibar & SpiceDB 🌐 Authorization checks. They’re the gatekeepers of your application, deciding who sees what. But what happens when those gatekeepers become a bottleneck, slowing everything down? That’s the problem Vuni, a Couchbase engineer, tackled in a fascinating presentation at the conference, and we’re breaking it down for you! 👨‍💻 🎯 The Millisecond Matters: Why Authorization Speed is Critical Vuni started with a stark truth: latency is king. A study by Deoid showed that even a mere 0.1-second improvement in load time can lead to an 8x increase in user retention. Think about that! Slow authorization checks directly impact user experience and, ultimately, your bottom line. 💰 ...

Presenters Alex Rios Source Gophercon India 2025 🚀 United We Compile: Zig vs. Go Cross-Compilation – A Developer’s Dream? Cross-compilation – the ability to build software for different operating systems and architectures – is a cornerstone of modern development. But let’s be honest, it can often feel more like a frustrating puzzle than a streamlined process. If you’re a Go developer, you know this struggle firsthand. But what if there was a better way? That’s what Alex, a senior staff engineer with a fintech background, explored in a fascinating presentation on cross-compilation, focusing on Zig as a compelling alternative to Go’s traditional approach. Let’s dive in! ...

Presenters Elaine Brown Ross Cockburn Gaël Duez Source Green IO podcast ♻️ From Waste to Wonder: Building a Circular Future for IT 🌐 We live in a world obsessed with the latest gadgets. But what happens to all those old laptops, phones, and tablets when they’re replaced? Too often, they end up as e-waste, contributing to environmental damage and social inequality. But there’s a growing movement to change that, and it’s incredibly exciting! Let’s dive into how we can transform the way we think about and manage IT equipment, moving from a linear “take-make-dispose” model to a circular economy where technology serves people and the planet. 🚀 ...

Presenters Steve Pereira Andrew Davis Source GOTO podcast Flow Engineering: Bridging the Gap in a Rapidly Changing Tech Landscape 🚀💡👨‍💻🤖🦾🌐🛠️👾🎯✨💾📡 This segment from a recent tech conference presentation explores the core principles of flow engineering and its increasing relevance in a world rapidly transforming with AI-powered tools. The speakers, described as “DevOps natives,” emphasize the importance of shared understanding, visual collaboration, and building trust within teams – principles that remain crucial even as AI reshapes software development. ...