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# Silk, a silky smooth implementation of the Loom specification # Silk, a silky smooth implementation of the Loom specification
Loom is a new achitecture for a high performance blockchain. Its whitepaper boasts a theoretical Loom is a new achitecture for a high performance blockchain. Its whitepaper boasts a theoretical
throughput of 710k transactions per second on a 1 gbps network. The first implementation of the throughput of 710k transactions per second on a 1 gbps network. The specification is implemented
whitepaper is happening in the 'loomprotocol/loom' repository. That repo is aggressively moving in two git repositories. Reserach is performed in the loom repository. That work drives the
forward, looking to de-risk technical claims as quickly as possible. This repo is quite a bit Loom specification forward. This repository, on the other hand, aims to implement the specification
different philosophically. Here we assume the Loom architecture is sound and worthy of building as-is. We care a great deal about quality, clarity and short learning curve. We avoid the use
a community around. We care a great deal about quality, clarity and short learning curve. We of `unsafe` Rust and an write tests for *everything*. Optimizations are only added when
avoid the use of `unsafe` Rust and an write tests for *everything*. Optimizations are only corresponding benchmarks are also added that demonstrate real performance boots. We expect the
added when corresponding benchmarks are also added that demonstrate real performance boots. We feature set here will always be a ways behind the loom repo, but that this is an implementation
expect the feature set here will always be a long ways behind the loom repo, but that this is you can take to the bank, literally.
an implementation you can take to the bank, literally.
# Developing # Developing