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Dragiša Rakić

Independent speaker

Addicted to the computer world since ZX Spectrum glorious days, and Kraftwerk’s Computer World. Amiga, Sony Playstation, SGI Indigo and PowerPC were great companions through chasing Computer Science Master degree ad FTN, Novi Sad University. I have more than 20 years of professional experience, used to work in startups, big corporations, as a freelancer, independentantly, in small teams, also in big international distributed environments. Nowadays, I work as a team leader for the mobile technologies and big data in one big international company. Currently strong specialized in Mobile technologies (both leading platforms), but my interest goes far beyond. I like to explore, learn and discover the magic of the software making. Also, I like to build the scale model airplanes, fine tune car electronics & ecus, struggle to play guitar, and enjoy in HiFi. Have 3 kids, a wife and no pets. Enough for a 47-year-old :)

Talks

  • Make the Cassette Deck Great Again! Revival of the Coolest Retro Tech

    As a teenager I was stunned by HiFi audio components. Both visual and sound impressions were so appealing, and those devices were also the result of the marvelous electronic engineering and applied art craftsmanship. Amongst them, the cassette decks were the most diverse ones, and one of the greatest showcases how a "problem" could have literally countless solutions. Nowadays, those devices, if not dumped, are somewhere in the basement or attic. Let's bring their beautiful LED VU-meters back to life by the magic of Raspberry Pi, Android and iOS. Want to see how QT, Kotlin and Swift work together? <!-- I would like to get the second life to the coolest devices of the 80's and early 90's of XX century: cassette decks. I will use Raspberry Pi, Android and iOS devices to accomplish this mission, also as a pair of the OpAmps and auxiliary electronics to merge GPIO of the Pi with the existing deck vintage electronics . A fusion of the different programming techniques, architectures, environments and even hardware building should be the great endeavour and even greater pleasure at the same time. In short: Cassette Deck of the 21st century, with no moving parts, wifi playlist management, and remotely controlled via smartphones. -->