> -----Original Message----- > From: Gustavo Carreno > Subject: Re: [p2p-hackers] New protocol idea > > I've decided that it will be either Chat or Distributed Contents. > > > But if being indestructible isn't the goal, then I wonder why you are > > considering a decentralized topology at all? If you're willing to > accept > > that your network can be destroyed, then why bother with all the > complexity > > of decentralized indexing when central servers are faster, cheaper, more > > reliable, and better in every measurable way? (Other than geek cred, > that > > is.) > > Well, I'm a programmer first and the challenge of getting something > done sometimes outweighs the usefulness of the final product :)
Heh, true. But challenging *and* useful products are even more fun to build. With that in mind, I'd suggest trying to build an "indestructible, untraceable chat system". This'll also force you to learn about encryption, which is another fun topic. It's a sufficiently tight scope to be achievable by a single person, but a big enough scope to be useful in the real world. Plus, once done you'll have a solid foundation on which to build VoIP, file transfers, etc. (But don't even *think* about anything other than chat until you have it totally done and released to the world; the hardest part about coding is resisting the incessant allure of feature creep. You'll almost certainly fail to get even the basics done anyway. But if you can't stay focused on the basics, then there's no almost -- you *will* fail.) -david _______________________________________________ p2p-hackers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.zooko.com/mailman/listinfo/p2p-hackers
