Decentralizing the web with Beaker (JS Party #42)

Feross talks with Mathias Buus and Paul Frazee about the decentralized web, why the average person should care about decentralization of the web, the Beaker browser, Dat and the differences and similarities to BitTorrent, and how Paul and Mathias first got involved in this work.

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Featuring:

• Mathias Buus – GitHub, X
• Paul Frazee✌️ – GitHub, X
• Feross Aboukhadijeh – Website, GitHub, X

Show Notes:

• Beaker Browser
• Dat Project

Something missing or broken? PRs welcome!