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Tech white paper refresh, part 1. In part 1: * A new section is added on package namespace ownership and the no-overlap rule. * The spelling of "serialize" is standardized on the US spelling used by the code, and add some content on serialization to the docs. * Make a variety of smaller edits intended to make it read better. * Spelling fixes. * The discussion of C-I is temporarily removed, pending later re-addition in a new privacy section. * Reference states are described. * More TODOs are added to help me keep track of things that are needed. * The discussion of time and clock sync is updated. * The discussion of identity lookups is removed.
Corda
Corda is an open source blockchain project, designed for business from the start. Only Corda allows you to build interoperable blockchain networks that transact in strict privacy. Corda's smart contract technology allows businesses to transact directly, with value.
Features
- Smart contracts that can be written in Java and other JVM languages
- Flow framework to manage communication and negotiation between participants
- Peer-to-peer network of nodes
- "Notary" infrastructure to validate uniqueness and sequencing of transactions without global broadcast
- Enables the development and deployment of distributed apps called CorDapps
- Written in Kotlin, targeting the JVM
Getting started
- Read the Getting Started documentation
- Run the Example CorDapp
- Read about Corda's Key Concepts
- Follow the Hello, World! tutorial
Useful links
- Project Website
- Mailing List
- Documentation
- Stack Overflow Tag
- Slack Channel
- Meetups
- Training Courses
Contributing
Corda is an open-source project and contributions are welcome!
To find out how to contribute, please see our contributing docs.
License
Acknowledgements
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