# 2023/3/1 Core Engineering Updates

By [DamoMiner](https://paragraph.com/@damominer) · 2023-03-01

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Happy Wednesday @everyone! Sharing ecosystem updates below. Check out deploy and execute!

\## Community Announcements
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\- Community Call WEDNESDAY at 1:30pm ET - This is a mandatory call for all ambassadors

\- Have a meetup you want to host? Fill out the form below! We’ll be aiming to host one community meetup each month IRL and we’re looking for you to help us.\[[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKMcDk1EVxu\_ADOa1uc9M\_dH-co9H3rRyqXEaFBfGmKzLl3w/viewform?usp=sf\_link](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKMcDk1EVxu_ADOa1uc9M_dH-co9H3rRyqXEaFBfGmKzLl3w/viewform?usp=sf_link)\]

\- Ambassador Program - Thank you to everyone who applied! We are reviewing applications and will have a finalized list within the next few weeks. - There will be future rounds announced on Discord.

\- Any interest in going to Consensus? Some people from the Aleo Team will be on the ground. Here’s a discount code for tickets! \[[http://consensus.coindesk.com/?utm\_campaign=25percentoff&utm\_content=c23&utm\_medium=sponsored&utm\_source=Aleo&utm\_term=organic](http://consensus.coindesk.com/?utm_campaign=25percentoff&utm_content=c23&utm_medium=sponsored&utm_source=Aleo&utm_term=organic)\]

\- Have you tried deploying and executing a program? You now can! \[[https://www.aleo.org/post/achieving-a-critical-milestone-with-deploy-execute-launch](https://www.aleo.org/post/achieving-a-critical-milestone-with-deploy-execute-launch)\]

\## Core Engineering Updates
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There are many more merges and in-progress pull requests to check out. We recommend heading to Aleo’s GitHub for a full weekly review.

**\- Merges:**

_\- snarkVM_ · [https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1376](https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1376): Update feat/client with new testnet3 changes _\- snarkOS_ · [https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2264](https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2264): Update scan developer CLI _\- leo_ · [https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2277](https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2277): \[Fix\] Excludes inline functions from produced bytecode.

**\- In-Progress**

_\- snarkVM_ [https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1371](https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkVM/pull/1371): Minor fixes for circuits. _\- snarkOS_ · [https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2265](https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2265): \[Fix\] Migrate integration test to run on a schedule to unblock CI · [https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2263](https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2263): Add functionality to the renaming suggestions in PR \[#2262\] · [https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2262](https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS/pull/2262): Update documentation to clarify start command options _\- leo_ · [https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2282](https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2282): \[Refactor\] Use the Consumer pattern for code generation. · [https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2280](https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2280): \[Test\] Add support for benchmarking code generation. · [https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2278](https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/pull/2278): \[Feature\] Dead Code Elimination

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