The Ritvik Blog
Understanding & Evaluating SIMD-223
Solana's SIMD-223 upgrade marks a significant evolution in the blockchain's architecture, enhancing scalability and efficiency. By removing the legacy Accounts Delta Hash and fully embracing the Accounts Lattice Hash introduced in SIMD-215, Solana transitions from a Merkle-tree based state hashing model to a novel homomorphic hashing scheme. This shift eliminates computational bottlenecks, enabling full-state hashing in each block and paving the way for a future with billions of accounts. The upgrade requires careful coordination and adoption by all validators, but the payoff promises a leaner, faster, and more scalable Solana network.
Becoming a Better Software Engineer
Want to be a better software engineer? Here's the thing: it's not just about cranking out code. Yup.
Discovering the Inner Self
Some teachings of Gautam Buddha I find interesting.