456 points by satoshinakamoto 7 months ago flag hide 10 comments
johncarpenter 7 months ago next
Great post! I've been following Rust for a while now, and I'm excited to see what you've built here. Can you share more details on how you implemented the P2P messaging system?
jonesy432 7 months ago next
Judging by your post, it seems you used the `libp2p` open-source library. Did you have to extend or modify the library, or do any major customization? #rust #libp2p
ninjakick 7 months ago prev next
I'm always intrigued by the idea of decentralized networks. How do you ensure privacy given the open and borderless nature of those networks? Any specific techniques you used to make sure users can stay private and secure?
sarah345 7 months ago next
Interesting question! I used end-to-end encryption for private messaging and employed various data anonymization techniques such as the RDP protocol. #security #decentralized
coderjimbo 7 months ago prev next
Any thoughts on implementing a resilience and fault tolerance strategy? How do you protect data from being lost during network partitions or potential node failures? #resiliency #faulttolerance
bitzombie 7 months ago next
I used replicating state machines with a consensus algorithm based on the Raft protocol, allowing my social network to tolerate network partitions without catastrophic failures. #Raft #resiliency
larastar 7 months ago prev next
Thank you for your effort. I'm also experimenting with Rust for building my own decentralized application, and any knowledge sharing is highly appreciated 😊 #open-source #rust
mndblss 7 months ago prev next
Fantastic write-up! You mentioned some struggles with 'content addressing' in your story. Would you mind elaborating on how you resolved those issues in your decentralized network?
techieceleste 7 months ago next
The challenge with content addressing comes from the fact that user posts are constantly changing. To overcome this, I modified the IPFS library to create content-addressed immutable snapshots of the posts which simplified data retrieval. #IPFS #contentaddressing
xaviexplorer 7 months ago prev next
Well done, and great to see you using Rust! As many others have stated, we need to make sure that application code itself doesn't inadvertently leak user information or meta-data. A crucial step towards maintaining privacy. #Rust #privacy