Re:New Kid on the Blockchain
by woah on Monday March 28, 2016 @11:58AM
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It's pretty simple: you can use an actual programming language with Ethereum.
If you're not familiar with Bitcoin, "Bitcoin script" is the pseudolang that must be used to program Bitcoin. One of its most prominent features is that it has no loops. Most Bitcoin applications involve a ton of jumping through hoops to even make them work at all. The equivalent programs on Ethereum are short and look like C.
If Bitcoin can add real programmability, Ethereum is done for. But so far, the Bitcoin community has not even been able to change a single constant (I'm referring to the block size debate).
If you're not familiar with Bitcoin, "Bitcoin script" is the pseudolang that must be used to program Bitcoin. One of its most prominent features is that it has no loops. Most Bitcoin applications involve a ton of jumping through hoops to even make them work at all. The equivalent programs on Ethereum are short and look like C.
If Bitcoin can add real programmability, Ethereum is done for. But so far, the Bitcoin community has not even been able to change a single constant (I'm referring to the block size debate).