0.6 is currently in an awkward teenager stage. Scaffolding an app gives you 0.6.1—not perfectly stable yet, but you get the massive Iroh transport upgrades and a pile of bug fixes.
Now with 0% broken stuff 🤞 developer.holochain.org/get-started/
#DevExperience #Holochain #Rust
Sweettest, our internal testing framework made ready for you to use, replacing Tryorama in our dev tools. Scaffolding tool generates starter tests for you.
While docs are still thin, start here: github.com/holochain/holochain/tree/develop/crates/holochain/src/sweettest
Getting Started Guide is working again: the DX still has gaps, and Playground is deprecated/removed. Sweettest is introduced as our new testing framework; documentation is sparse. You won't pick this up painlessly, but the path exists.
It's not perfect. Nothing is. But it moves the integrity problem from preventing bad behavior inside the system to being selective about who gets inside in the first place.
Different architecture. Different possibilities.
If you can't connect there, you can't reach the DHT. You can't spam. You can't harvest data. You can't fake membership.
Then warranting backs it up. Every agent keeps a signed record of their actions. Peers validate against the rules. Invalid claims get recorded and audited.
Holochain approaches it differently. Each application can set up their own bootstrap server, the actual entry point. This bootstrap server goes hand-in-hand with an authentication endpoint with app-defined rules.
Imagine locking your network at the front door instead of installing cameras inside.
Most systems hand out keys to everyone. Then they spend engineering effort on rules: if you're this type of user, you can do this. If you break this rule, we record it. Policies all the way down.
Community stress testing is real peer-to-peer resilience being proven by actual distributed volunteers. Not lab results. Not vendor claims. Real people running real tests.
This is distributed stress testing. Real machines, real load, real data flowing through the system. Not models. Not projections.
Testing a distributed system is hard; we know this from experience. But it's necessary for building a production-ready system.
What does your testing look like?
We're running Wind Tunnel tests right now. Unyt is building the test framework, running load against the network, watching how the system actually behaves when it's under pressure. Maintenance work is happening at the same time. Community testing is running in parallel.
Unyt ran Wind Tunnel performance tests. Found a memory leak. Fixed it before it shipped.
This is worth saying out loud because most projects don't. The work is finding issues in testing, not discovering them in production. When a testing framework does its job, you should say so.
Holochain in the browser. We're testing it.
If you've been following the project for a while, you know what that sentence could mean. If you haven't — P2P apps, no central server, running on the open web, in a tab.
Still figuring out what this makes possible. That's the part we're excited about.
A week of steady building: roadmap tracking at 31 points, testing infrastructure getting more comprehensive, honest conversations about centralization vs decentralization. This is what it looks like when you focus on the work.
Wind Tunnel update: polishing data display for performance reports, expanding test coverage (signals and more), putting Unyt patterns through the suite.
The unglamorous work that separates "it mostly works" from "we trust it in production." Reliability comes from testing, not optimism.
That's what Flowsta is building. They've created a single-sign-on (SSO) hApp for the web, allowing you to log in to websites in two clicks, without entrusting your data to centralized providers.
Real sovereignty requires world-class UX. Flowsta is building toward that.
Create account: flowsta.com
Imagine a "Log in with Google" button, but you actually own the cryptographic keys, and the login server can't access your personal information. 🔐
With Holochain 0.6.1, we are returning to our roots: The QUIC protocol. ⚡
QUIC is designed as a low-ceremony, high-throughput alternative to HTTP and WebRTC.
We tried it in the past, but third-party libraries were too immature.
Now, thanks to Iroh, QUIC is actually quick.
#QUIC #Holochain
Great software starts with thoughtful humans. 🧠
Before a single line of code is written, peer-to-peer architecture requires deep listening, speccing out edge cases, and receiving critical feedback from other humans.
You can't automate the "Why."
#SystemDesign #Holochain #TechPhilosophy
Happy Friday! Wrap up your week by reading up on how the Holochain ecosystem is stress-testing the future of the web. 🌪️
The team at hAppenings published a fantastic community breakdown of our Wind Tunnel infrastructure.
Read it here: happeningscommunity.substack.com/p/wind-tunne...
#Holochain
Coffee: Poured. ☕
Nodes: Synced. ⚡
What peer-to-peer problem are you trying to solve today? Let’s talk architecture in the replies. 👇
#DevLife #P2P #Holochain #RustLang
Since our callout last week, we've seen a surge in active HoloPorts joining the Wind Tunnel. 🌪(Reached the 50 Node milestone!)
But to fully simulate the load for apps like Unyt, we need to push the node count higher.
If you have a Port collecting dust, get it online. We are running tests now.
Unyt isn't just a tool; it's a kit. 🧰
It enables groups to set up their own accounting environments, their way.
These aren't just ledgers; they are Smart Agreements, shared rules that every participant helps enforce. If you break the rules, the immune system kicks in.
#SmartContracts #DAO
Your incentive to be a validator? The privilege of using the app itself. You validate peers, they validate you. Mutual service.
The promise of Web3 was "ownership," but the reality is often "gas fees." ⛽
Holochain + Unyt changes the model.
❌ No Global Ledger.
❌ No Gas Fees.
✅ Peer-audited transactions.
Holo is calling for backup. 🛡️
We need just a few more edge nodes to support the expanding Wind Tunnel tests.
We are adding new scenarios every week, specifically to ensure apps like Unyt launch on solid ground.
If you have a HoloPort, update it. Help us stress test the future.
Guide below 👇
Read: blog.holochain.org/mutual-credi...
#Economics #MutualCredit #Holochain #Unyt
Money isn't a token you hold; it's a relationship you track.
This is the core of Mutual Credit, a concept as old as civilization, now being rebuilt on Holochain by projects like Unyt.
If you want to understand why we build agent-centric tech, start with the history of how humans transact.
To the HoloPort owners stepping up to host Wind Tunnel runners: Thank you. 🙏
You aren't just hosting a box; you are hosting chaos.
More runners = more network stress = better data for us.
Your hardware is helping us bulletproof the network for everyone else.
#DePIN #Holochain #Community #Testing