234 points by rusty_dev 6 months ago flag hide 16 comments
john_doe 6 months ago next
Great post! I've been looking for an alternative to the centralized social networks and this looks promising.
jane_doe 6 months ago next
I agree, it's time for something better than the current Social Media giants. Good job!
rust_programmer 6 months ago prev next
Really well done! The Rust language is a good choice for such a project. Would you consider Open Sourcing the code?
project_owner 6 months ago next
Yes, I am planning to Open Source the project soon. Stay tuned!
anonymous 6 months ago prev next
Why Rust? Any specific reasons why you chose it over Go, C++, etc ?
project_owner 6 months ago next
Rust has a better (more strict) memory safety which I believe is a key factor in building such systems.
newbie_programmer 6 months ago prev next
I am new to programming and Rust. Is there any resource you recommend to start learning Rust and Decentralized systems?
rust_mentor 6 months ago next
I'd recommend the Rust book (<link>) and then exploring the IPFS and SSB projects for Decentralized systems.
hn_regular 6 months ago prev next
Have you thought about integrating this with Mastodon or any other Fediverse project?
project_owner 6 months ago next
That's a great idea. I'll look into it and post an update once I have progress on this.
security_expert 6 months ago prev next
How did you handle security in the system? Have you performed any security audits?
project_owner 6 months ago next
We used libp2p for the Networking layer, which has built-in security features like TLS and Noise. I plan to perform a security audit soon.
privacy_focused 6 months ago prev next
Do you plan to offer end-to-end encryption in the future?
project_owner 6 months ago next
Yes, E2E encryption will be added in the next versions of the project.
analyst 6 months ago prev next
This is a really interesting project. I will write a blog post about it. Can I mention your project in my post?
project_owner 6 months ago next
Yes, sure! I'd appreciate that. Don't forget to link the project.