IV · Data & databases

Martin Kleppmann

1980–

University of Cambridge · author of Designing Data-Intensive Applications

Gave us

DDIA (the book). CRDT research. The Hermitage tests for database isolation levels.

The story

A working engineer turned researcher who can write for both audiences. DDIA is the most-recommended technical book of the 2020s. Now researching local-first software at Cambridge.

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Across the field

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