Listen "Reinventing Ticket Sales with Pretix"
Episode Synopsis
In this episode of Talking Kotlin, Hadi Hariri and Sebastian Aigner chat with Raphael Michel, the founder of pretix, an open-source ticketing system. Raphael shares his fascinating journey, from building pretix to solve a conference ticketing problem to becoming a full-fledged company with a global reach.
The conversation dives into the complexities of event ticketing, the challenges of the pandemic, and the surprising new markets pretix entered, like managing access for public swimming pools in Berlin.
Throughout the episode, Raphael discusses how Kotlin plays a crucial role in pretix's development. He talks about using Kotlin for various components, including Android apps, desktop applications, server-side logic, and even future plans for integrating with hardware like turnstiles.
The conversation dives into the complexities of event ticketing, the challenges of the pandemic, and the surprising new markets pretix entered, like managing access for public swimming pools in Berlin.
Throughout the episode, Raphael discusses how Kotlin plays a crucial role in pretix's development. He talks about using Kotlin for various components, including Android apps, desktop applications, server-side logic, and even future plans for integrating with hardware like turnstiles.
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