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  1. Coding Agents Meet Distributed Reality

    Coding Agents Meet Distributed Reality

    AI is about to write most of the code in the world…

  2. Three Lenses on Coordination

    Three Lenses on Coordination

    Three Sets of Specs (for Staying in Spec) In the…

  3. Algorithms Compute Functions. Systems Make Promises.

    Algorithms Compute Functions. Systems Make Promises.

    I've been having a lot of fun working on Hydro at…

  4. Schema Evolution, Career Edition

    Schema Evolution, Career Edition

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  5. Tips on Research

    Tips on Research

    As a complement to my last post, I thought I'd…

  6. An Optimist's Reflection on SIGMOD

    An Optimist's Reflection on SIGMOD

    I write this note on my way home from the annual A…

  7. CRDTs #4: Convergence, Determinism, Lower Bounds and Inflation

    CRDTs #4: Convergence, Determinism, Lower Bounds and Inflation

    The CRDT literature sometimes leaves room for…

  8. CRDTs #3: Do Not Read!

    CRDTs #3: Do Not Read!

    Ever used a CRDT, thought you were safe, and—boom…

  9. CRDTs #2: Turtles All the Way Down

    CRDTs #2: Turtles All the Way Down

  10. A Run of CRDT Posts

    A Run of CRDT Posts

    Over the next few days, I'm going to post a number…

  11. Looking Back to Look Ahead

    Looking Back to Look Ahead

    This is the second of two background posts…

  12. Context for a New Home

    Context for a New Home

    Time to get blogging again. After a long run with…

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