Gridcoin roadmap: 2017-2019 !
The main dev of Gridcoin has set up an initial roadmap for Gridcoin (2017-2019).
Everybody is invited to add more details or more items!
See announcement + timeline (2013-2019)
Let's focus on the near-term events first:
2017 June-July:
- more devs will come
- Electrum client for Android & iPhone
- The linux client will get same features as the Windows version (e.g. Voting UI, Foundation UI, Neural Network UI)
- Releasing foundation funds will require multiple signers (the community votes on where funds can be spent, see e.g. this ongoing poll)
October - December
- SourceSafe Testnet Branch and QA process goes live. Ensure the Testnet branch is a separate codebase. All release candidates are tested through QA before merge into Prod.
- Store Document attachments in chain (expense reimbursements, document storage leases).
2018
- Disaster recovery: Ensure we have back up Web Developer and WebHost and SSL keys are shared, Code Config Manager, Document Repository/Deployment repository backup cross trained and ready to step in to relieve centralization of GRC.
- Port best of breed security and bitcoin missing features or updates into Gridcoin.
- Gridcoin sleek cosmetic UI finished (ability to control boinc, one click setup, auto-detect boinc settings, ease of use cosmetic features for any user level, iPhone style unified UI, improved error detection, improved assumption tree), foolproof usage, no prior domain knowledge required to use GRC.
- smart contracts
- E-commerce gateway instructions released, payments via GRC -> USD via debit card are now supported. Those using GRC debit cards may purchase items and the back office will transfer GRC->BTC->USD to execute payment. The E-commerce gateway is a REST snap in allowing payments in GRC to be processed as a BTC reimbursement in real time.
- SQL Integration (Replicate Contract Data to Volunteer SQL Servers, allow queries from query analyzer within the Coin).
2019
- REST Integration with DAO: Allow owner of DAO to store on chain assets, allow integration for deposit/withdraw from DAO within GRC RPC through RESTful URLs.
Good to see development plans. I have every confidence in the future of Gridcoin. But it is nice to a roadmap outlining what to expect in the future.
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ColdMonkey mines Gridcoin through generating BOINC computations for science...
More devs is always good news. Actually, 1 joined some months ago, but the news about him since then was not so much :-( But there have been recently positive news, see ravon in https://github.com/gridcoin/Gridcoin-Research/commits/master
I'm experimenting with using boost::flyweight for the strings (CPID, address etc) in the blocks. Instead of repeating the same strings over and over again you can store the strings in RAM once and then just refer to them in later blocks. I'm hoping that there's enough repetition in the blocks that this will help save RAM for low end devices.
Rob posted more info about dev status (A)
see also a previous ad: (B)
(A) https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/1331-new-coin-launch-announcement-grc-gridcoin/page-1208#entry230825
(B) https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/1331-new-coin-launch-announcement-grc-gridcoin/page-1207
Excellent update, thanks Erkan.
nice post!!!
I wonder what the SourceSafe is about ?
If it is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_SourceSafe this seems discontinued ?
Electrum: I guess this could boost gridcoin usage. I remember cm talking about this a few months ago. Perhaps he has more info?
Personally, I like the news about the linux client. Currently only Windows users can participate in creating the superblock. I have a hinch that the linux users have more coins, so I wonder how the superblock creation time will change (currently it takes like 26-48h).
I'd like greylisting of BOINC projects included in the roadmap
see https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/51761-gridcoin-roadmap/#entry231164
see also categories of tasks here:
roadmap, marketing, newcomers, ...
e.g. https://github.com/Erkan-Yilmaz/Gridcoin-tasks/labels/roadmap
Followed and upvoted. Just bought 31,000 gridcoin a to hold long term. Exciting coin!