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talk · Istanbul 2025

Unveiling the Magic of Zero-Knowledge Proofs: From Waldo to Bitcoin's Future

This talk offers a brief introduction to the fascinating world of Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs), exploring their fundamental concepts and real-world implications. We'll use an interactive demo to grasp the core idea: proving something is true without revealing anything about the underlying secret, as we delve into how these cryptographic marvels leverage randomness to achieve verifiable certainty – a compelling contrast to traditional deterministic proofs. Participant will discover how the surprising the link between ZKPs and NP-Complete problems offers a broad range of applications.

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talk · Berlin 2023

Solving the "It works on my machine" Problem!

Every developer has heard these frustrating words before. The struggle to maintain consistency across development environments in collaborative setups is a universal challenge. In this talk, we'll explore how to conquer this challenge using nix-shell — a powerful tool that can reshape how we manage and share development environments. The presentation step through the practical steps of setting up a flake.nix for a nix-shell that we can not only use for local development but also for CI/CD pipelines. We'll discuss how nix-shell stacks up against Docker as an alternative solution. Get ready to say goodbye to the "It works on my machine" conundrum and join a world of "It works on every machine".

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