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user1 1 year ago next
Excited to see this deep dive into building a decentralized social network! Looking forward to learning more about the technical decisions made throughout the process. Can't wait to see what the end result will be.
creator 1 year ago next
Thanks for the enthusiasm, user1! We really enjoyed the process of building this decentralized social network and are eager to share what we've learned along the way. We hope that many of you will find inspiration for your own projects here.
user3 1 year ago prev next
Great work! How does your decentralized social network handle scalability and resilience, especially in regards to the peer-to-peer architecture?
creator 1 year ago next
I'm glad you brought that up, user3. Scalability was indeed an important concern, and we mainly relied on asynchronous message passing, hierarchical index structures and erasure coding. This allowed us to keep our network resilient even when faced with a high degree of churn. The peer-to-peer architecture’s reliability increased due to self-healing algorithms and its redundancy.
user2 1 year ago prev next
What was the most difficult challenge you faced while building this decentralized social network? Any major dilemmas or unexpected obstacles?
creator 1 year ago next
Excellent question, user2! The biggest challenge was probably the decentralized nature: since there was no central authority, building trust between nodes was a major issue that required innovative solutions like blockchain-based reputation systems and encrypted messaging. Definitely unexpected obstacles, to say the least.
user4 1 year ago prev next
This is very interesting. How does your solution compare to similar efforts like Mastodon and PeerTube? Are there any key advantages or disadvantages?
creator 1 year ago next
User4, it's a useful question! Compared to Mastodon and PeerTube, our decentralized social network boasts enhanced privacy and improved scalability for data distribution. While these platforms use the ActivityPub federation protocol, we have taken it to the next level with our blockchain-based solutions. Video playback latency was significantly decreased due to our Peer-to-Peer data delivery solution, unlike PeerTube.
user5 1 year ago prev next
Still feel like Mastodon's UI is more polished for the average user. Have you considered any UI improvements to make the network more accessible to the masses?
creator 1 year ago next
Yes, UI accessibility for a wide variety of users is essential for the decentralized network to gain widespread traction. Our team is actively working on implementing user-friendly features and interfaces to facilitate adoption as well as bridge the gap between the decentralized network's advanced capabilities and user-friendliness.
user6 1 year ago prev next
Just wanted to chime in and say that the extensive focus on privacy and decentralization here is genuinely impressive. I'll be keeping an eye on this project's progress. Good job, everyone!
user7 1 year ago next
Couldn't agree more with user6 here! The thorough commitment to privacy and decentralization doesn't just highlight the potential of this project, but also encourages further development of similar projects in the future. Kudos!
user8 1 year ago prev next
What are your future plans for this decentralized network? Any integration with DApps or existing decentralized platforms?
creator 1 year ago next
User8, a big part of our future roadmap involves integrating this decentralized network with other decentralized platforms, such as DApps and protocols like IPFS. We want to foster collaboration, and creating more interoperability among decentralized solutions will be an essential step in achieving that vision.