David Mazières, Chief Scientist at Stellar, talks to us about his work at the Stellar foundation building software to expand financial access. We also talk about how he uses temporary email addresses to ward off spammers, how he started coding in the fourth grade, and why he doesn’t think you need a computer science degree to make an impact in tech.
Show Links
- Digital Ocean (sponsor)
- Sitepoint (sponsor)
- Sinclair ZX81 computer
- Apple II computer
- Greylisting
- Mail Avenger
- Stellar Consensus Protocol
- digital signatures
- cryptographic hash function
- Bitcoin Mining and its Energy Footprint
- Bitcoin mining
- Bitcoin
- Proof of work algorithm
- Byzantine agreement
Shoutouts
- Stellar (David)
- Emacs lisp (David)
- Notmuch Mail (David)
- Bitcoin: How does Bitcoin work? (Saron)
- Adventures in Galactic Consensus (Saron)
- Sponsored Shoutout: Digital Ocean promo code “CodeNewbie” for $10 credit (Saron)
- Sponsored Shoutout: Learnable $1 For CodeNewbie (Saron)
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