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It will probably have almost as many security issues as Javascript has on the Internet today, but even so, it will probably be worth it, if it enables a ton of
by higherpurpose 13y ago
It will probably have almost as many security issues as Javascript has on the Internet today, but even so, it will probably be worth it, if it enables a ton of good things that weren't possible before either with cryptocurrencies or on the current Internet.
- nullc 13y agoCryptocurrency contracts inherit the remote code challenges that Javascript experiences but also a whole set of additional really gnarly challenges because the systems must reach exactly identical states in all cases or the network will irreparably fork. It would be like if the entire web split into mutually incompatible partitions the first time someone crafted some JS code which behaved differently in IE and Firefox.
- msgilligan 13y agoFortunately, neither Bitcoin or Ethereum has a DOM.