What are engineering teams inside major technology companies actually working on? What do experienced engineers pay attention to? T Chat began with these two questions.
A long-running conversation about real engineering work
T Salon and Laosiji Weekly created T Chat to invite engineers from leading internet companies to talk openly about the systems they build, the choices they make and the constraints behind those choices.
The series began on 28 April 2022 and met online every other Thursday evening.
A 30 + 30 format
Each episode paired a 30-minute presentation with a 30-minute one-to-one conversation between the host and guest. The second half made room for context, follow-up questions and the judgement that often disappears from a conventional talk.
From local salons to an online series
T Salon began in March 2016 and has organised developer gatherings in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Shenzhen. T Chat extended those conversations beyond a single room or city.
Laosiji Weekly is a mobile technology community that has published more than 200 issues since 2018.
Letting each conversation keep growing
T Chat was designed as more than a livestream. Its guests, topics, videos and questions form a public archive that developers can continue to find and discuss after the live session has ended.