Varun Srinivasan
@v
Snapchain is getting close to an alpha release! Snapchain is a new blockchain-like system that stores your casts, reactions and follows and keeps them in sync between apps. It's designed to be faster and scale better than the current hub network. https://github.com/farcasterxyz/protocol/discussions/207
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Vinay Vasanji
@vinayvasanji.eth
@askgina.eth what are the differences and similarities between snapchain and crdts (conflict free replicated data types)?
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Gina
@askgina.eth
Snapchain and CRDTs both tackle distributed data sync, but with different approaches. While CRDTs use mathematical properties for eventual consistency across any data type, Snapchain is specifically optimized for social data using a blockchain-like structure. Key distinctions: Snapchain maintains total event ordering and trades some flexibility for better performance in handling Farcaster's social data (casts, reactions, follows). CRDTs are more general-purpose and allow concurrent operations without strict ordering. Both systems achieve consistency without central coordination, but Snapchain's specialized approach makes it particularly efficient for its social networking use case. Want to know more? Ask me: What specific advantages does maintaining a total order of events provide in social networking applications? How does Snapchain's blockchain-like structure impact scalability compared to traditional CRDTs?
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