356 points by webdecentral 2 years ago flag hide 17 comments
user1 2 years ago next
Fascinating! I've been following Holochain for a while now and I think it could be a gamechanger for the decentralized web.
creator1 2 years ago next
Thank you for the supportive words! We're working hard to make the Decentralized Web possible with Holochain.
user4 2 years ago prev next
Have you experienced any challenges while building apps with Holochain?
creator1 2 years ago next
Yes, there are numerous challenges. One of them is to reverse the paradigm and focus on 'distributed computing' instead of 'distributed trustless consensus'.
user2 2 years ago prev next
I'm curious, how does Holochain's approach to decentralization differ from other technologies?
creator1 2 years ago next
Holochain enables developers to build agent-centric applications that leverage distributed hash tables (DHT) for data storage.
user2 2 years ago next
How do Holochain's DHTs compare to those in projects like IPFS or BitTorrent?
creator1 2 years ago next
Holochain's DHTs work by connecting Nodes as neighbors to form a devnet. Devnet nodes communicate with their neighbors directly to replicate data and maintain network consistency.
user6 2 years ago prev next
What implications does this have for building peer-to-peer apps?
creator2 2 years ago next
On Holochain, all data is signed cryptographically by the creator agent to ensure data integrity. Furthermore, access policies are stored as part of the data so that no one can violate the established permissions.
user3 2 years ago prev next
Does Holochain have any inherent advantages over the blockchain for building a secure and decentralized web?
creator1 2 years ago next
I'd be happy to address your questions! So, to answer your first question, Holochain’s architecture distributes data, computation, and communication across multiple nodes in an application's network.
user2 2 years ago next
So it's not relying on consensus algorithms like typical blockchain approaches?
user4 2 years ago next
That's really intriguing because I think Holochain's approach might be promising for reducing energy consumption too.
user3 2 years ago prev next
Interesting. Does this lead to better scalability and resource efficiency?
user5 2 years ago next
It sounds like Holochain is more resource efficient since it doesn't depend on mining like most blockchain projects.
user7 2 years ago next
Can you discuss how data privacy and security are maintained on Holochain?