Integration with internal systems

Any developer working with a distributed ledger of any kind faces the question of how to integrate this new-fangled database with internal systems. By systems, I mean both software and human-oriented business processes. As a decentralised database is not a “company in a…

On distributed databases and distributed ledgers

Why can’t companies wanting to share business logic and data just install a distributed database? What is the essential difference between a distributed database and a distributed ledger?

Rationale for and tradeoffs in adopting a UTXO-style model

Corda is designed with the explicit aim of avoiding, to the extent possible, the scalability and privacy implications that arise from the use of global broadcast and the “global computer” data model.

The road ahead

The code we open sourced yesterday represents about a year’s worth of work. Starting with one developer and a blank screen, we have steadily built up a team and codebase from scratch. I want to discuss the software a bit, and then talk about the roadmap from here on out.

Distributed Ledgers: From Perception to Truth

I’ve been working at R3 for a year, and the full significance of distributed ledgers and smart contracts has taken a while to dawn on me.

I joined R3 with a notion that a global unstoppable and incorruptible computer, which…