Building the future of computing, with your help

Beyond Kleppmann’s stellar work, applying the direct-to-consumer model to research funding is interesting. It’s community-supported agriculture for distributed computing research:

> At the lowest tier, you will get regular news about new things I am working on, and exclusive early access to drafts and work-in-progress.

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> At the highest tier, you get all the aforementioned benefits, plus the ability to influence my direction when I’m choosing what to work on next. Not saying I will definitely do what you want; also not saying that I will only take input from paying supporters (I still welcome ideas from everyone).

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> With crowdfunding, I hope to not only generate a steady income stream, but also build a community of people who are excited about the same topics as me, and who are invested in making these ideas a reality. It is an opportunity for me to share early-stage work with enthusiasts, and to improve that work through feedback from the community. And it is an opportunity for you to get an insider view of the research process as we build the future of computing.