Month: April 2025

:::info Authors: (1) Corby Rosset, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to corbyrosset@microsoft.com; (2) Ching-An Cheng, Microsoft Research; (3) Arindam Mitra, Microsoft Research; (4) Michael Santacroce, Microsoft Research; (5) Ahmed Awadallah, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to hassanam@microsoft.com; (6) Tengyang Xie, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to tengyangxie@microsoft.com. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 2.1 … Read more

Shopify at your fingertips with shell automation Learning Shopify has been on my bucket list for a few years now. Plenty of people in my circle — friends, colleagues, and fellow devs — are all somehow involved with Shopify in one way or the other. Earlier this year, I finally had some breathing room between … Read more

By Gabriel L. Manor Supabase makes it easy to add authentication to your app with built-in support for email, OAuth, and magic links. But while Supabase Auth handles who your users are, you often need an authorization layer as well. Supabase offers a great backend with built-in auth and Row Level Security (RLS), managing fine-grained … Read more

How we navigated fast growth without losing clarity, culture, or product quality. Growth is exciting. Growth is hard. When I joined my last company, we were just 20 people, figuring things out as we went, moving fast, and wearing multiple hats. Three years later, we had over 200 employees, thousands of paying customers, and a growing list … Read more

Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Key Concepts 2.1 Append-Only Log and 2.2 Virtual Machine State 2.3 Transactions As Curried Functions 2.4 Natural Names of State 2.5 Ground Truth 2.6 Efficient Representations of State 2.7 Checkpoints 2.8 Execution Parameters: callData 2.9 Execution Ordering 2.10 Deciding on the Correct State Ideal Layer 2 Design 3.1 … Read more

Last week, Google introduced its AI copilot Firebase Studio, and I decided to give it a try. It got me thinking about what I want to do next. If you may be following me on socials, I just started a newsletter for book reviews & suggestions. Check https://kitaaben.com. That got me thinking: What if I … Read more

This research provides an in-depth examination of the environmental impact associated with digital currencies, with a particular focus on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). As the global financial landscape evolves towards digitization, concerns regarding the sustainability of emerging technologies are gaining prominence. The paper explores the environmental challenges posed by traditional cryptocurrencies and delves into … Read more

:::info Authors: (1) Corby Rosset, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to corbyrosset@microsoft.com; (2) Ching-An Cheng, Microsoft Research; (3) Arindam Mitra, Microsoft Research; (4) Michael Santacroce, Microsoft Research; (5) Ahmed Awadallah, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to hassanam@microsoft.com; (6) Tengyang Xie, Microsoft Research and Correspondence to tengyangxie@microsoft.com. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Preliminaries 2.1 … Read more