- XRPL Labs’ Director Wietse Win expressed mixed feelings regarding Ripple’s recent acceptance of Layer-1 intelligent contracts on XRP Ledger. She highlighted the difficulties faced throughout the development period, which lasted four years.
- Wind urged Ripple, rather than explore alternatives to the Hooks technology already present on the XRP Ledger corenet, to continue supporting the Hooks.
While the broader community is excited about new developments to come for the XRP Ledger XRPL Labs’ Director Wietse Win reflects back on the 4-year journey in developing Hooks — a Layer-1 Smart Contract solution that has already been released for the XRP Ledger primarynet.
Winds explains in his latest blog post the challenges that his X-platform followers face, such as skepticism from others, limited support and even political barriers. He also stresses the will to transform Hooks into a fully functional technology.
XRPL Labs’ director shared mixed feelings about the adoption of L1 intelligent contracts. This shift comes after many years of hard-work and pushing. work XRPL Labs. Wind expressed his dismay at learning of Ripple’s new stance through indirect channels rather than direct communication. This was especially disappointing given Ripple CTO David Schwartz’s previous statements made during XRP Ledger Apex where Schwartz described the mainnet as a “fixed function ledger” Unsuitable for Smart Contracts
XRPL Labs’ Director disappointed by Exploring Hooks Alternative
XRPL Labs’ director also raised concern about Ripple’s suggestion that it explore alternative technologies or different versions of Hooks while excluding the original developers. Ripple was urged to choose a path: support and embrace the Hooks technology or alienate developers.
Wind has called on Ripple to demonstrate its commitment to community driven innovation, by using existing innovations like Hooks. He also argued the future of smart contract on the XRP Ledger is dependent on Ripple’s willingness to integrate and respect contributions from the broader eco-system.
— WietseWind (🪝🛠 Xaman @XRPLLabs) (@WietseWind) September 3, 2024
The Future of Ripple Smart contracts
Ripple enhances the XRP Ledger’s programmability through the integration of smart contracts in the mainnet as well as the broader ecosystem. The XRP Ledger will be able to take advantage of the expanded features, allowing developers to drive innovation and growth on the platform.
Ripple implements a dual strategy to increase programmability. Ripple will implement smart contracts in the XRP Ledger’s mainnet along with the upcoming XRPL sidechain. These are developments that will help to work Together they form a versatile and robust ecosystem, capable of supporting many applications. reported Crypto News Flash
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