u/muhammad_roshan

Hi everyone,

My fiancée is flying from Algiers to Dubai with Turkish Airlines, connecting at Istanbul Airport.

The two flights have different flight numbers (TK656 and TK764), but they are on the same booking and both are with Turkish Airlines.

Does she need to collect her checked baggage in Istanbul and check it in again, or will it be transferred automatically to Dubai?

Thanks!

Hi everyone, I’m new to the community. I just wanted to get some advice.

I’m a web developer with 3 years of experience. Most of my past work has been with SaaS companies dealing with large amounts of data and cloud-based applications.

I recently joined a new company in a new country, and I’ve been tasked with building an offline simulation software that will capture data from sensors while also handling RBAC and a database.

The architecture requires WebSockets, REST APIs, and UDP protocols. The V1 of the web app is ready, but it was tested on my local machine. Basically, the software and the sensors communicate through Wi-Fi.

Since it needs to be an offline-first app, I initially wanted to package it as an Electron .exe. At first, I used Node.js with Express, React, and SQLite. It was a prototype and it worked, and the .exe wasn’t even that large — around 400 MB max. However, the code became too complex and there wasn’t really any proper structure. Most of it was also built with AI, so looking back, the way I approached it wasn’t great.

I then decided to use NestJS because of its opinionated structure and because there were some new requirements. So I rewrote the entire backend using NestJS and Prisma. It was a really good experience, and I got to learn NestJS along the way.

But when I tried to package everything into an .exe, it ended up being more than 700 MB. The tablets that the software is supposed to run on couldn’t handle it and wouldn’t even install it.

While researching possible alternatives, I came across Tauri, and it looks like it could be a really good choice for this kind of application, especially because of the much smaller bundle size.

My main concern is whether I’ll lose any of the features I currently have with Electron, especially since I need UDP, WebSockets, REST APIs, Prisma/SQLite, and offline functionality.

Could Tauri with a NestJS sidecar give me the smaller footprint without forcing me to rewrite or lose any of the functionality I already have?

Hi everyone,

I recently moved to Shabiya (Mussafah), Abu Dhabi, and I work in ICAD 3, Mussafah Industrial Area.

My office starts at 7:30 AM, but the company bus arrives at 6:25 AM, which is difficult for me to catch. The drive to my office is only about 30 minutes.

I’m looking for someone who drives from the Shabiya/Mussafah area toward ICAD 3 on weekday mornings (Monday–Friday) and would be willing to offer a ride.
I’m happy to contribute toward fuel and transportation costs.

If anyone travels on a similar route or knows someone who does, please send me a message.

Thank you!

I recently got contacted for a fully remote software engineering role by recruiters claiming to work with a company called “Kaizen.” The communication flow seemed somewhat normal at first:

• asked for my resume + LinkedIn
• asked about my English level
• scheduled an HR interview on Google Meet

But the recruiters were using personal Gmail addresses instead of official company emails, which immediately made me cautious.

I joined the Google Meet briefly, but when the interviewer introduced himself as “John” and asked me to turn my camera on right away, something felt off to me, so I disconnected and restarted my PC afterward just to be safe.

Later I did find that there actually is a real recruitment/staffing company called Kaizen in the UAE/MENA region, so now I’m confused whether:

• this is a legitimate but informal recruiting process,
• outsourced freelance recruiters,
• or something potentially sketchy.

Have any of you experienced recruiters using Gmail accounts for remote tech hiring? Is this common in MENA/UAE recruiting, or was I right to be cautious?