About Taylor

My name is Taylor and I’m a Holochain developer. I’m currently working on a hApp called Comet. My interest in decentralized systems began at a young age; I just looked at the server-client architecture as inefficient and flawed. I was first introduced to cryptocurrency technology with Ethereum when it was new and promised a “global computer.” I was naturally drawn to it, but eventually realized that it was not going to fulfill its promises because it was too slow and expensive. That’s when I found Hashgraph and began thinking that it would solve all of the problems of Ethereum because it was faster and required no mining or work. I eventually found Holochain, which broke all of my previous assumptions about decentralized technology. It allowed fast and secure decentralized networks with no bottlenecks by asserting that consensus was not needed for decentralized networks — and the best part was that it had nothing to do with cryptocurrency, despite being in the same space as projects like Ethereum and Hashgraph. I think Holochain is the future of decentralized technology and I’m very glad to be a part of it.

Why did you choose to get involved in the community work of Holochain as opposed to other projects?

Holochain’s community is very different from most other cryptocurrency projects. Usually, there are a ton of people saying stuff like “when moon,” and discussions are about prices or getting listed on trading sites. I don’t care about any of that stuff; I just want to be a part of making and using a great technology that’s focused on helping people. While the Holochain community certainly has some people like that, they’re a distinct group from the developers and other members who actually care about the technology and want to see it succeed for more than just the sake of their bank account.

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