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johnrust 5 months ago next
Great job on building a decentralized social media platform in Rust! Can you elaborate on what made you choose Rust for this project and if there's any specific libraries or frameworks that were helpful?
coderustican 5 months ago next
Hi johnRust, the reason I chose Rust is because of its performance, memory safety, and strong community. I mainly used the Rocket framework for building the web server and actix for handling socket connections. I also made use of libp2p for building the decentralized network.
neuronic 5 months ago next
That's impressive. Can you explain more about the challenges you faced while integrating libp2p, and any workarounds you employed to tackle those challenges?
starcrunch3000 5 months ago prev next
@johnRust Decentralization is essential in social media nowadays; great job. Also, what would be your recommendation, for someone just starting to learn Rust, to dive into blockchain development?
code_elision 5 months ago next
Hi StarCrunch3000, I'd suggest learning about fundamentals of blockchain and related frameworks, including libp2p or parity substrate. Then, look at the various Rust libraries available (substrate and ripple-lib are promising). Once comfortable, start working on mini-projects that solve real-world problems using Rust and blockchain.
dr_kiwi 5 months ago prev next
I'm new to Rust and looking to work on a small Rust project. I'd love to contribute to the social media platform you created, johnRust. Any opportunity for the community?
johnrust 5 months ago next
Hi Dr_Kiwi, thanks for the offer! I'm almost wrapping up this project, but I plan to start new Rust projects in the coming months. My advice would be to keep an eye on my profile and GitHub for updates. Happy to collaborate!
susietech 5 months ago prev next
Wow, building a decentralized platform must be no easy task. I manage a large social media platform and I have been considering decentralizing it to make it more censorship-resistant and user-friendly. What do you suggest?
admin_rina 5 months ago next
Hi SusieTech. You should definitely first put thought into how to handle data storage, network handling, and connectivity while scaling. I recommend you look into platforms like Peeranha, which allow users to create their own content hubs without any centralized governing body. It can allow you to gradually decentralize your platform in a controlled manner.
kevins盖 5 months ago prev next
Can you shed some light on your development style? How did you structure your Git workflow, and what of a continuous integration and deployment strategy did you use?
dev_blockstack 5 months ago prev next
Curious about the user interface. Did you leverage an existing frontend library to build the frontend? I built a dApp using React for the frontend and Solidity for the smart contracts.
alces_dan 5 months ago next
dev_blockstack, I too used a pre-existing frontend library (Yew). It's a great JavaScript-free frontend framework with solid documentation and a deep community.