Links from the First Kyoto Tech Meetup

The very first Kyoto Morning Tech & Coffee is a wrap! I'm looking forward to doing more of these soon.

Here’s a roundup of the links that came up in conversation so you can dig deeper:

AI + Coding Tools

• OpenAI Codex IDE: AI-assisted coding directly in your editor.
  • See also: Roo Code and Co-pilot.
• Codex Output Demo: A small demo I generated on the spot with a single prompt. This was meant more just to show Codex working than to impress anyone with the output, but I figured I'd share the output anyways.

Local LLMs

• Ollama: Run large language models locally on your machine, no cloud required.
• No Cloud Required: Local LLMs as a Practical App Dependency: My write-up on why and how to treat local LLMs as part of your stack.

Serverless + Micro-Experiments

• Val Town: A playground for serverless functions in the browser.
• Generate Random Secret (Val): A quick "start small" example val I shared.

Local Spot

• Davada Coffee Records: A café/record shop recommendation that came up. I added it to my Kyoto Record Map and can't wait to check it out.

This first meetup was all about keeping things casual, and I hope to keep it that way. It's a chance to connect, share what we’re working on, and trade ideas. If you missed it, no worries: we’ll be doing more sessions.

For context, here are the kickoff posts:

• Help Kickstart the Kyoto Tech Meetup (Morning Coffee Edition)
• Kyoto Morning Tech & Coffee: First Session Is On

Looking forward to seeing where this goes!