At the end of 2024, the Gazprombank.Tech team went to two conferences that are significant for the Russian IT community. TeamLead Conf has been gathering team leads and managers for the sixth year to discuss everything from team motivation to the implementation of new technologies. And HighLoad++ has become a magnet for everyone who creates complex systems that operate under a load of thousands and millions of users.
And if TeamLead Conf gathered more than two When a developer or engineer thousand people, which is also quite a lot, then HighLoad++ broke records – more than 3800 IT specialists in 13 halls shared their experience and talked about how to create reliable scalable systems. But it’s not just about the numbers, it’s about the atmosphere. We turned our stand into a real corner of Hogwarts to prove that there is a place for magic in IT.
“Magic is everywhere. When a developer or engineer does something chad business email list and immediately sees the end result, then for many, this is probably magic,” Alexander Cherushnikov shares his experience on HighLoad++. “On the other hand, New Year is coming soon, a family holiday filled with magic. That’s why we decided to start preparing for this holiday now. And we tried to make such a cool stand, filled with magic.”
Sorting Neurohat When a developer or engineer
It is impossible to imagine a school of witchcraft without a sorting hat. In our case, the Data Face neural network has taken on this role. You approach the stand, the system scans your face — and voila! — you already know which faculty you will be assigned to. And so that the magic does not end, you can immediately put on a robe and, with the help of AI, find yourself in the famous halls of the magic school. A selfie in the Great Hall? Easy! For this, we used a set of ML models and special algorithms for tracking facial movements.
What kind of wizard would he be without spells? In in the context of active implementation our case, instead of “wingardium leviosa” we had to remember something about frameworks and releases. And for those who really wanted to stretch their brains, we came up with “Tech.lias” – a game in which you have to explain terms without using words with the same root. Do you think it’s easy? Try talking about containerization without using the word “container”.
From memes to architecture When a developer or engineer
At HighLoad++, more serious challenges were added jiangxi mobile phone number list to the entertaining activities. Participants solved architectural problems: they found problems in the proposed schemes and suggested options for fixing them. And in the business case section, it was necessary not only to propose a solution, but also to ensure that it complied with the specified architectural characteristics.