Martin Kleppmann

I am a researcher in distributed systems and security. I write <a href="https://dataintensive.net/">books</a>, develop <a href="https://github.com/automerge/automerge">open source software</a>, create <a href="https://martin.kleppmann.com/2020/11/18/distributed-systems-and-elliptic-curves.html">teaching materials</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeKd45zvjcDHJxge6VtYUAbYnvd_VNQCx">give</a> <a href="https://martin.kleppmann.com/talks.html">talks</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeKd45zvjcDFUEv_ohr_HdUFe97RItdiB">lectures</a>, and publish <a href="https://martin.kleppmann.com/#publications">original research</a>. Most of what I do is given away for free (videos, code, research papers), or is very cheap compared to the value you get out of it (such as <a href="https://dataintensive.net/">my book</a>). Some of the things I plan to do over the next few years: <ul><li>Write another book to complement <a href="https://dataintensive.net/">Designing Data-Intensive Applications</a>;</li><li>Develop the <a href="https://github.com/automerge/automerge">foundational technologies</a> to enable the <a href="https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/dtg/trve/">next generation of collaboration software</a> (such as Google Docs), in a way that does not require <a href="https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first.html">giving Google all of our data</a>;</li><li>Continue writing research papers, blog posts, and giving talks/making educational videos on distributed systems and related topics.</li></ul> Supporting me on Patreon is not a donation, it is an investment. The return on your investment will be in the form of outputs that you will hopefully find valuable: explanations, insights, discoveries, and open source software. Without your support, these things will not be created, because I will have to waste my time writing grant proposals instead. Support me and I will work hard to ensure that you get a lot of value in return. If you have found my work useful – for example, if you have applied ideas from my talks in your work, or if my book helped you get a job – then I would be especially delighted to welcome you as a supporter on Patreon! More background on why I'm using Patreon in <a href="https://martin.kleppmann.com/2021/02/23/patreon.html">this blog post</a>. If you cannot contribute financially, worry not. I equally appreciate your support in the form of contributions to the open source community, discussing interesting ideas with me, and sharing useful material with others. I will continue to engage with you and answer your questions, regardless of whether you are a paying supporter. And most things I produce will continue to be free, so that everyone can benefit from them.

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