> the idea of using append-only databases to build decentralized applications
The ideas of a write-ahead log, appended event identifiers as analogous to a monotonic clock, and of state/integrity checking by having log items "check" (-sum, usually) each other have underpinned the most popular databases for decades.
The ideas of a write-ahead log, appended event identifiers as analogous to a monotonic clock, and of state/integrity checking by having log items "check" (-sum, usually) each other have underpinned the most popular databases for decades.