About Faza
In-depth explainers for how technology and science actually work
I write long-form explainers at https://fazamhd.com. Each one takes weeks. I write them in simple words, and use visuals and simulations to make the ideas concrete. Everything is free to read, with no ads and nothing behind a paywall.
I'm a software engineer with ten years of experience across developer tools, distributed systems, and blockchain. Most recently I co-founded Gitopia, a decentralized code collaboration platform, where I designed the blockchain protocol, built the git server and remote helper, and led the team through mainnet launch. Before that I built the code execution engine at DoSelect, sandboxing untrusted code from thousands of developer assessments, and contributed C/C++ APIs to GDAL through Google Summer of Code.
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