How Volosoft Scaled an Open Source Framework Into a Global Business with Halil İbrahim Kalkan

Описание: In this episode of Scale Smart, I sit down with Halil İbrahim Kalkan, Co-Founder of Volosoft and creator of the ABP Framework. What started as an open source side project has grown into a platform used by thousands of companies worldwide, with a thriving developer community and customers in over 100 countries.

Halil shares the journey of turning ABP into a global business, the challenges of scaling an open source-first model, and why documentation and education are critical for developer adoption. We also dive into the competitive landscape of developer tools, how Volosoft stays ahead by adapting to industry shifts like microservices, and where AI fits into the future of software development.

Highlights include:
Lessons from growing an open source project into a commercial product
Why trust and transparency matter when competing with big tech players
How ABP evolved to support microservices and distributed systems
The role of AI in developer productivity and where its current limits lie
Volosoft’s next steps in community growth and market expansion

Learn more about Volosoft:
https://volosoft.com

Connect with Volosoft:
  / volosoft  

Connect with Halil:
  / halil-ibrahim-kalkan