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Do you have any additional resources on the tenants of smart contracts, outside of that link? I read through it but did not see any deal breakers that could not

Do you have any additional resources on the tenants of smart contracts, outside of that link? I read through it but did not see any deal breakers that could not be addressed in other ways.

naasking 9y ago
The thread on LtU is ongoing as we discuss the inherent limitations of the platform. More links and discussion is still taking place (I just posted more), so check over the next few days.
- meesterdude 9y ago
  so... nothing besides that thread? part of my issue with that thread is the time span and inactivity. it started over 2 years ago, and is not part of a large, long-running dialog within a community weighing the pros and cons. This seems small, and thus less trustworthy as a resource for me. Akin to a post on reddit with 10 upvotes and a handful of comments. I'm going to need to see more than that before I start taking those concerns seriously. If it's obviously flawed, I'd expect more dialog and drum beating outside of one thread and among a larger group of people. I am not seeing that, presently.
  - naasking 9y ago
    Nothing besides a thread populated by programming language theorists with links to over two decades of research on smart contracts and smart contract languages, all of which are safer and more composable than Solidity and Viper both, and whose linked threads have hundreds of comments from other PLT researchers? Yeah, that sounds totally useless.
    - meesterdude 9y ago
      i by no means implied it was totally useless - only that I need to see more than one forum thread. There is a difference between the theory of programming, and actual programming. One is a science, the other involves a good deal of engineering and creativity. So while at a theoretical level there are concerns - it does not absolve engineering from addressing them. It is for this reason (and many more) that I do not take a forum post with a few replies as authoritative, on a forum i've never even heard of. If you can't provide additional resources, thats fine. But lets be clear: i'm not interested in a pissing match. I'm trying to understand. I am yet to see anything yet that gives me pause surrounding ethereum smart contracts, aside from things I've already held concerns over (like the revocability issue) but which do not represent showstoppers for me.
      - naasking 9y ago
        Like I said, I posted links in that thread that discuss issues in Ethereum and Solidity in particular, and the posts will continue. If you still see nothing wrong, then no one can help you.

Do you have any additional resources on the tenants of smart contracts, outside of that link? I read through it but did not see any deal breakers that could not be addressed in other ways.

naasking 9y ago

The thread on LtU is ongoing as we discuss the inherent limitations of the platform. More links and discussion is still taking place (I just posted more), so check over the next few days.

meesterdude 9y ago
so... nothing besides that thread? part of my issue with that thread is the time span and inactivity. it started over 2 years ago, and is not part of a large, long-running dialog within a community weighing the pros and cons. This seems small, and thus less trustworthy as a resource for me. Akin to a post on reddit with 10 upvotes and a handful of comments. I'm going to need to see more than that before I start taking those concerns seriously. If it's obviously flawed, I'd expect more dialog and drum beating outside of one thread and among a larger group of people. I am not seeing that, presently.
- naasking 9y ago
  Nothing besides a thread populated by programming language theorists with links to over two decades of research on smart contracts and smart contract languages, all of which are safer and more composable than Solidity and Viper both, and whose linked threads have hundreds of comments from other PLT researchers? Yeah, that sounds totally useless.
  - meesterdude 9y ago
    i by no means implied it was totally useless - only that I need to see more than one forum thread. There is a difference between the theory of programming, and actual programming. One is a science, the other involves a good deal of engineering and creativity. So while at a theoretical level there are concerns - it does not absolve engineering from addressing them. It is for this reason (and many more) that I do not take a forum post with a few replies as authoritative, on a forum i've never even heard of. If you can't provide additional resources, thats fine. But lets be clear: i'm not interested in a pissing match. I'm trying to understand. I am yet to see anything yet that gives me pause surrounding ethereum smart contracts, aside from things I've already held concerns over (like the revocability issue) but which do not represent showstoppers for me.
    - naasking 9y ago
      Like I said, I posted links in that thread that discuss issues in Ethereum and Solidity in particular, and the posts will continue. If you still see nothing wrong, then no one can help you.