The modular blockchain operating system metaphor

Creator

Alex North

Created

May 8, 2022 11:14 PM

Stage

Graduated from Notebook

Application developers need a platform to build on, similar to desktop application developers. An operating system provides most of this platform, and some software libraries the rest. How does this translate to blockchains?

Operating system

• CPU → execution layer, rollup
• RAM → chain state
• I/O, bus → data availability
• Disk → storage (Filecoin)
• Network → oracles, bridges, cross-chain
• Access control → [nothing yet]

Libraries

• Database → ???
• Accounts → wallets, profiles
• Logging/metrics → ???