Episode description
Highlights from this week’s conversation include:
- Joran’s background leading him from accounting to coding (3:10)
- What is Tiger Beetle? (5:53)
- Double-entry accounting and why it is important for a database (12:28)
- The need for low latency and high throughput (26:27)
- Why financial database software needs a laser focus (29:01)
- What are people using to implement a double-entry system? (36:09)
- Safety in financial software and addressing storage faults (40:26)
- Final thoughts and takeaways (55:52)
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