2025.08.26 OWASP Seoul Meetup Recap

At the recent OWASP Seoul Meetup, I had the opportunity to speak on the topic of open source. I was a bit worried that it might be a familiar topic and lead to a mundane discussion, but thanks to the enthusiastic attendees, it turned out to be a truly memorable time.

Both work and personal life have been so busy that time flew by quickly. Though a bit late, I’m jotting down some memories from that day.

#1

First, the passion at the venue was truly impressive. Despite the hot weather and the evening timing, I was deeply moved by everyone who took the time to attend. After the event, someone in the open chat room said, I'm super pumped! Gonna head home and jump straight into GitHub! which actually gave me the spark to get fired up. Thanks to that, I’ve been making a lot of commits and releases lately. :D

Though there wasn’t much time after my presentation, I had the chance to chat with various people. To be honest, it was a time where I gained a lot myself.

#2

Personally, I felt my presentation left something to be desired, but listening to the next talk, “Gather in the Forest of Translation,” completely washed away those thoughts. I thoroughly enjoyed the presentation, and I could relate to the pain points about reviews (though in my case, it’s not people but Agents 🤣). I picked up a few useful tricks from it. Also, I’m cheering for the ongoing PR!

#3

Lastly, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to the OWASP Seoul Chapter for organizing this wonderful opportunity and to everyone who attended. I also want to give another big thank you to Simon for leaving such great comments for the Korean security/open-source community.

I’ll make sure to attend again from time to time, so let’s meet at the next one!

Thank you for the gift!