MTL_code
MTL_code is a laid-back evening where you can expect pizza, drinks, and a talk or two from guest speakers on software development, programming, and the latest in technology. Whether you’re a seasoned dev, curious about building great software products, or want to network with other VC-backed startups in Montreal, it’s a great opportunity to share ideas, ask questions and meet people who geek out on the same stuff you do.
Can’t make this month’s event? No worries, we host MTL_code on the third Thursday of every month.
Agenda:
6pm: Doors
6-6:30pm: Meet some of the Botpress team, fellow attendees and enjoy pizza and drinks
6:30-7:45pm: A talk from our guest speaker(s)
7:45-9pm: Drink and chat some more, ask questions and network
Talks to expect:
TJ Klint, Software developer at Botpress will deliver the talk Rate Limiting: The Art of Saying No.
Healthcare.gov's launch day proved that a system without rate limiting doesn't slow down: it disappears. We'll look at why rate limiting matters beyond just "protecting servers," walk through five Redis-backed algorithms with honest tradeoffs, and get into the distributed systems territory where things like clock skew, failover strategies, and race conditions start to quietly break your assumptions.
Faizan Khan, Founder at Docsalot will deliver the talk AI-Native Docs or Human-Native Workflows? How to Evaluate API Documentation Platforms.
API documentation platforms are starting to split into two very different models. Some are becoming AI-native: optimized for structured specs, automated pipelines, SDK generation, and machine-readable outputs. Others are stronger at human workflows: WYSIWYG editing, narrative docs, permissions, reviews, and collaboration across multiple teams. In this talk, he’ll compare the major API docs platforms through that lens and explain why the real decision is not just about reference quality, but about whether your organization needs automation-first delivery, human configurability, or both.
Interested in speaking at future MTL_code events? Fill out our speaker application here.
About the host:
Botpress is a platform for building and deploying AI agents, headquartered in Montreal and proudly Quebec-based. They’ve served over 1 million users and enabled thousands of active deployments across industries, in use cases like customer support, lead generation, and product recommendation. In 2025, Botpress raised its $25 million Series B led by FRAMEWORK Ventures, and they’re current scaling their operations.