Sharding, Rollups, and Modular Chains: A Comparative Analysis of the Architectures for Blockchain Scalability

Executive Summary The persistent challenge of blockchain scalability, encapsulated by the “Blockchain Trilemma,” has catalyzed a fundamental shift away from traditional, “monolithic” architectures toward “modular” designs. This report provides a Read More …

A Systematic Analysis of Parallel Execution in Deterministic Systems: From Optimistic Concurrency to Block-STM and Optimal Scheduling

I. The Challenge of Deterministic Parallelism in High-Throughput Systems Introduction to Deterministic State Machine Replication (SMR) At the core of many modern distributed systems, particularly blockchains, lies the principle of Read More …

Mastering Build Automation with Gradle: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction In the realm of modern software development, build automation is a crucial aspect of managing complex projects efficiently. Gradle, a powerful and flexible build automation tool, has gained widespread Read More …