jopari

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by jopari 5y ago
"Stargate" is the code name for the new release. The project as a whole is called "DERO". The DERO project is also the source of the Graviton key-value database, which was popular on HN about 18 months ago: https:/
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by jopari 5y ago
DERO is a new blockchain protocol and smart contract platform, using an account model with homomorphically encrypted balances. This means that tokens issued by smart contracts inherit all the privacy and fungibility properties of the native
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DERO Stargate: Private Decentralized Application Platform(docs.dero.io)
6 points by jopari 5y ago|4 comments
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by jopari 6y ago
I'm sure the devs would be interested in hearing about your use cases, should you open an issue on the repo, or got in touch via https://dero.io/#contacts-section (I'm not on the team, just interested in the proje
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by jopari 6y ago
I asked the devs, and apparently "proof generation won't affect general read/write performance". But I guess this is the kind of thing where benchmarks might be useful, and there don't seem to be any public yet.
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by jopari 6y ago
I think the key differentiating feature of Graviton is the tree of authenticated proofs of data consistency. (AFAICT this is particularly important for scalably updating and verifying a large blockchain history.)
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by jopari 6y ago
There's a brief comparison with RocksDB and LevelDB in the README file, which concludes: "If you require a high random write throughput or you need to use spinning disks then LevelDB could be a good choice unless there are require
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by jopari 6y ago
I checked with the devs and they say writing is only safe from a single process, but reading is multiprocess safe. So I think this confirms your thought.
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by jopari 6y ago
It seems to be intended as the backend database for the Dero blockchain smart contract platform: https://medium.com/deroproject/graviton-zfs-for-key-value-st... The post claims: "The features included in Graviton