TechOps

How to Secure the Digital Survival of African Cultures Had very intriguing discussion with Regina Modise and Bongani Sibanda, on the convergence of Tech and Heritage, more importantly we discuss various technological solutions to help secure the digital survival of our African heritage.

In this episode we are joined by Regina Kgatle. She is an Electrical And Computing Engineering graduate from the University of Cape Town, who went on to build an Indie Gaming Startup focused on using arcade games as a vehicle to educating young south africans. We dive into her journey unpacking some of the highs and lows of the startup life, along with the challenge of raising funds of her startup...

In this episode we take a deep dive in the question of why is it harder to scale a hardware startup vs a software startup. We discuss the fundamentals of how startups scale, along with some of the unique problems that hardware startups have to overcome in order to grow. We also discuss the latest Ethereum protocol update title The London Hardfork EIP1559, aimed at introducing more predictability o...

In this second part we explore the philosophical elements behind blockchain. We unpack the relationship between philosophy and technology, and the need to transcend the application layers of a technology, into the more fundamental frameworks and protocols they are built on. We highlight the need for engineers to think more philosophically about the technologies they build, and by doing so, enhance...

In this two part episode we explore the fundamentals of cryptocurrencies. In this first part we unpack the fundamentals of the blockchain technology, and go on try to answer the core question of how it all relates with the average South African.

In this episode we provide a detailed take on our journey to becoming Mechatronics engineers. We walk you through our experiences starting out as high school learners, having a blind love of technology, having to navigate and overcome all the social, financial and phycological challenges to get into the University of Cape Town, where our journey with software engineering began. We then unpack the...