[HN Gopher] An Introduction to Polkadot [pdf]
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       An Introduction to Polkadot [pdf]
        
       Author : legrande
       Score  : 34 points
       Date   : 2021-09-06 17:43 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (polkadot.network)
 (TXT) w3m dump (polkadot.network)
        
       | ur-whale wrote:
       | For a slightly more technical and less marketing-heavy
       | description of polkadot:
       | 
       | https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-launch
        
       | throwawayswede wrote:
       | On a related/unrelated note, the website says:
       | 
       | > Polkadot development is on track to deliver the most robust
       | platform for security, scalability and innovation.
       | 
       | This is absolutely meaningless. I absolutely hate these kinds of
       | websites that doesn't just say what the fuck the thing is.
       | 
       | Even in the PDF, they don't spell it out until Page 4.
       | 
       | ...THIS IS BLOCKCHIAN...
       | 
       | Cool. I'm out!
        
       | amin wrote:
       | "The more beautiful the brochure, the more careful you should
       | be."
       | 
       | Common saying amongst Dutch investors.
        
         | cerradokids wrote:
         | "Don't judge a book by its cover."
         | 
         | Common saying amongst reasonable people.
        
           | throwawayswede wrote:
           | Somewhat of a bs saying really. I get the point, but the
           | cover has the title, and we all do an initial assessment of
           | the book by the title.
        
         | systems wrote:
         | PC Soft, makers of a RAD tools called windev makes the best
         | brochures
         | 
         | https://windev.com/storage/en_US/ebook/newfeatures/3/
         | 
         | RAD is a strange market though, tools are real, and customers
         | make real business apps with it
         | 
         | The marketing is usually very .. unusual
        
           | Zababa wrote:
           | I used some WinDev and WebDev at my last job. The tool isn't
           | that bad, it's nice to have everything that just works from
           | my IDE. On the other hand, I'm not a huge fan at all of using
           | closed-source software. I also don't like using products for
           | which the marketing is putting semi-nude women everywhere.
           | Some people complained about that marketing aspect
           | (https://www.jdp-pub.org/avis/windev-catalogue/) and they
           | toned it down, so what's in that link is actually tame
           | compared to what they did before.
        
         | stanislavb wrote:
         | I love this. This quote is the most valuable part of this post
         | for me.
         | 
         | p.s. even if they have a beautiful brochure, they still have
         | the name "polkadot".
        
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