I am currently working on a Dapp project (Shape) whose first major development phase is now nearing its end. Since transaction costs are always a big concern for developers, I want to use this article to share some of the insights I gained throughout the past couple of weeks/months in this area in terms of optimization.
Below, I present a list of optimization techniques, some of which with references to more detailed articles on the subject, you can apply to your contract design. …
One key struggle, many developers have with smart contracts is: Once they are deployed, they are there! Altering a contract after deploying under normal circumstances is extremely difficult; not for manipulation but also not for advancement. This is why developers started thinking about ways to design a smart contract back-end which could be updated however the contract owner sees fit.
Contract Structure
Just a very brief sum up of what the most common design for updatable contracts looks like:
Updatability can be achieved by separating variables from functions, meaning that there is one Core contract, containing all variables and an arbitrary number…
Lucas Aschenbach
Blockchain development, UI/UX design, Mathematics
