Stacksmith #6: Solana vs. Polygon
Also SKALE's ZK Initiative, Progressive Ethereum Security, Cairo 1.0, and Polygon as a modular blockchain.
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Solana vs. Polygon
Put down your pitchforks, this isn't going to be a holy war!
The first decision Web2 developers face when moving to Web3 is which blockchain to build on. In this article, seasoned developer Tanner Philp shares his unbiased perspective as someone experienced in different crypto networks on the pros and cons of both Solana and Polygon.
Solana vs. Polygon: A Developer’s Perspective
SKALE's ZK Initiative
Developers within the SKALE community have been pushing for exploring Zero Knowledge proofs within the SKALEverse. Now SKALE has launched an initiative to integrate ZK as an option to all developers deploying on the SKALE Network.
There will be further details shared on implementation details and timelines for SKALE ZK later this month.
Progressive Ethereum Security
In this article outlines a path for dApp developers to gain fast time-to-market and progressively leverage Ethereum security as scaling solutions mature.
One hurdle faced by Ethereum developers are cost and speed. But how do you build a performant dApp while still leveraging the security provided by the Ethereum network?
This article outlines a path for dApp developers to build on scalable platforms like Polygon and still leverage Ethereum security as scaling solutions mature.
A First Look at Cairo 1.0
Earlier this year, StarkWare announced the fully open-sourced Cairo 1.0 that will make it safer, better, and easier for writing StarkNet smart contracts. This is an in-depth look at the new language features in Cairo 1.0 and what they have to offer.
A First Look at Cairo 1.0: A Safer, Stronger & Simpler Provable Programming Language
Polygon, the Front Runner of Modular Blockchain Future
Polygon has been busy building platforms for Web3 devs to build on. What started as just the Polygon PoS network has evolved to a number of stand-alone solutions for building dApps on.
This is an in-depth look at Polygon's various offerings, including Avail, zkEVM, Zero, Miden, Nightfall, and Edge to give developers a better understanding of everything Polygon has to offer.
Polygon, the Front Runner of Modular Blockchain Future
From the Twitters
What’s the number one mistake web3 builders make? by @ZacharyDash
TurboETH Web3 Build System by @KamesGeraghty
Python SDK for Alchemy Platform by @PatrickAlphaC
snarkyJS TypeScript library used for writing ZK smart contracts by @o1_labs
Rooch Move modular execution layer by @RoochNetwork
If you had to choose between Solana and Polygon for your dApp, which one would you pick?
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