Past talks Serverless computing Evolution of voice and the future of interactions Blockchain beyond Bitcoin Spring to Cloud and the REST to microservices Internet privacy and security concerns Scrounging YouTube and Twitch, we often see what our role models in technology are up to. But what of our very neighbours? That’s where Geeknight by Thoughtworks steps in. The community-oriented event is a source of pride for Office principal Kashi Reddy who explains, “Thoughtworks is essentially into a lot of sharing and learning; we are always thinking about social responsibility. We have always been pro-open source, meaning software should be free for people to use. When we say free, it’s open freedom, not cost.” On that note, the concept of Geeknight opens the floor to people outside the international development to come to the events which often take place on the first Wednesday of every month, and further the sharing of technical knowledge and increase collaboration within the ‘geek community.’ Of course, Geeknight isn’t a new concept but it’s providing age-old avenues for newer topics of conversation. According to Ujjavala Singh, a developer at Thoughtworks and one of the organisers of Geeknight, the news around these themes evolve daily if not hourly and finding topics to discuss can be a fun task. She adds, “I see a great variation of people coming in, in regards to their years of experience in relevant fields, from university students to people who are at top-tier positions at development firms. That helps bring in diverse views which is really interesting and useful.” Their first ever event in Hyderabad remains a truly memorable one for Kashi; it was about microservices. “A luminary called Sam Newman, who used to be a Thoughtworker, was in Hyderabad,” he recalls, “We invited him to our office and about 40 to 50 people from outside came for the event. Back then, we had a very small office with barely 10 people. The attendance of 40 to 50 was a big number to me because we obviously didn’t have the presence we do now.” But there’s plenty to still achieve for Geeknight. Kashi adds, “Yes, we do get great turnouts for umbrella topics with certain jargon like virtual reality or Internet of Things or Artificial Intelligence. But I’d like to see deeper engagement on smaller and more refined topics. Even if the turnout isn’t huge, I know we can’t keep doing ‘baahubali’ topics, we have to attract people who are in specialist positions and mindset… topics like ‘scaling continuous integration pipelines in a really complex environment.’” He observed that not many did turn up for this event, as predicted, but the engagement was in the right direction. According to Thoughtworker and Geeknight organiser Mahitha Arveti, they’ve enjoyed the insights of some remarkable moderators, like software architect and author Neal Ford, who’ve enriched the conversation as well as inspired developers. Geeknight always communicates directly with each and every person who steps into their offices for their events, taking feedback meticulously and carefully all to stay on their A-game. And it helps to have a fun and quirkily-designed office in the bustling area of Gachibowli, close to institutes like IIIT as well as big firms too.

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