Episode 2 Architecture 38 min

The SVM and the developer experience: assessing the proposed Solana compatibility

The second episode looks at the Solana Virtual Machine as the proposed execution environment, at what “immediate compatibility” would mean in practice, and at how a Solana developer might assess Bitcoin Hyper on DevNet.

The SVM and the developer experience: assessing the proposed Solana compatibility

The audio recording of this episode is coming soon. Expected running time: 38 min.

Episode notes

  • ▸ Why the SVM and not the EVM (0:00–10:00)
  • ▸ The SVM account model: how it differs from Ethereum (10:00–22:00)
  • ▸ The Anchor framework: tooling and workflow (22:00–32:00)
  • ▸ What is compatible and what is not (32:00–38:00)

Referenced material

“Due Diligence of a Layer 2” — chapters 7–10 Glossary: SVM, Sealevel, Anchor, SPL

Transcript

A full transcript of this episode will be available shortly.