About me

Although I want to remain anonymous to the general public (for now) because of security reasons, I would like to start this off with my background.

I started getting interested in blockchain technology in the summer of 2017. Although I think that cryptocurrencies have a long way to go to become globally adopted, I do recognize that blockchain technology will massively disrupt the way we share data in the upcoming years.

Once I read the VeChain whitepaper, learned about it's partners and learned more about the team, things *clicked*. I have been a very dedicated VET holder and believer ever since.

I have no doubt: VeChain will become the leading global public blockchain.

Although I have no background in IT, I have always been interested in coding as a hobby. This is why I decided to follow this great full stack web developer bootcamp. During the course I was already thinking about how I could contribute to the VeChain ecosystem with some dApps. With the unexpected exit of Totient, I knew what I wanted to do: Create the VeChain blockchain explorer the amazing VeChain community deserves.

3 months later, I'm proud to present you guys the public beta of VeChainThorScan.

Technology

The backend and frontend of this website are built using Node.Js and Express. Node.Js is based on Google's JavaScript Engine and is developed to stay lightweight and efficient for data-intensive real-time applications running across multiple servers. Where Node really shines is in building fast, scalable network applications, as it’s capable of handling tens of thousands of concurrent connections.

Seperate from this a dedicated cloud server runs a Thor Node, which in return feeds a MySQL database that stores all data for easy data manipulations.

The future of VeChainThorScan

With the public beta now launched, the main focus for the upcoming period will be to fix all bugs, and improve performance ahead of an expected increase in transactions. Next to this, there are still some "must-have" features missing, which I know you guys would love to see!

You can read more about the upcoming features in the Roadmap

Thank you Note

I would like to end this introduction by thanking those that supported me throughout the development for the past few months. Fabian for his help and regular conversations on coding. The VeChain ecosystem admins for providing me with feedback and testing new features and most of all the CREAM team: Offering me advice and motivating me throughout the proces, you guys know who you are! Without all your support, this explorer would have never been a reality.