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RE: Steemit Communities Are Just Around The Corner!
Why do they have to add another layer @dragosroua? Why is this not just added to the original blackchain? Is this different people writing this bit?
Why do they have to add another layer @dragosroua? Why is this not just added to the original blackchain? Is this different people writing this bit?
Blockchain is for append new data to steemit database with a check on consensus mechanism.
But on steemit.com you need to query random data from a random part of chain to show you post or comment you ask. So essentially hive is a same data in a different form.
It's because each layer serves a different purpose. the blockchain level is more about consensus, or how the data is validated, and this must be fast and secure, while the hivemind layer is about data and this must be flexible and comprehensive. These are mostly hardware constraints and different software writing paradigms.
That's interesting @dragosroua. Thank you for the explanation.
Is there any hivemind layer at all yet? Is it the same on the other coin's block chains or is this something specific to the Steem Block chain?
Specific to Steem and not public yet, the announcement was for the alpha version, which may be downloaded and tested by developers from Github.
Ah. Of course . . . thinking about it. Bitcoin would have no need of communities etc. on their block chain would they! 😁