In conversation with CoinDesk, the leading Ethereum developer Vlad Zamfir said that the technology of sharding is at the stage of proof of concept.
According to Zamfir, ready first successful pilot version of the new decision, which was presented at the Berlin hackathon ETH. On a technology scale Ethereum are also working Tim Bako, Steve Marx and programmer under the pseudonym ‘maurelian’.
At this stage, the developer can demonstrate the process of interaction between different shards.
What is sharding?
Sharding is an experimental solution for scalability of Ethereum. It involves the reduction of network load by splitting the blockchain into small components — shards. The latter store only part of the data, relying on information from other shards.
According to Ethereum developers, sharding is able to optimize the process of transaction verification and processing of smart contracts, scale your network and increase its bandwidth without sacrificing decentralization.
For the implementation of new technological solutions necessary to transition the second capitalization of the cryptocurrencies on the algorithm of consensus Proof-of-Stake. Previously, Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin said that for the implementation of sharding you need at least two years.
What is already ready?
According to Zamfir, the current prototype of the solution is still very far from its implementation in the core network. However, he assured that the code already contains the fundamental elements for the implementation of the Ethereum.
“It’s really only a proof of concept the main component of my roadmap for sharding — said Zamfir.
The solution is in a Github repository. However, the developer, the code it still quite “raw”.
“We are still working on integration. However, check after a week — this time, you should see the user that you can use to run this on your computer”, he added.
Also, according to Zamfir, the main obstacles to the implementation of the new solutions are meganova communication and the problem of integrity of the system.
“Vitalik thinking about sharding in the context of accessibility, validity, and execution configuration. I have a slightly different idea about the protocols of consensus and, consequently, on sharding”, — said the developer, noting that he tries first of all to focus on the most complex problems.
ForkLog previously reported that the activation of hard forks Constantinople in the main Ethereum postponed to a later date.
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