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Bitcoin has "official" specs: the C++ source code of Bitcoin Core.

That's the thing you need to match in reality. And getting that bug-for-bug compatible is a nightmare that no one has ever perfectly achieved.

nitesh 2y ago

Yeah, that's a bit of a problem. And reading C++ sucks.

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Peter Todd 2y ago

Reading English sucks even more for consensus critical protocols. It's extremely difficult to be sure you've interpreted an English specification correctly; code specifications can at least be executed to check if your understanding is correct.

nitesh 2y ago

Fair point. It's still so much easier with lightning BOLTS though because it's a series of stuff you make sure you support.

fiatjaf 2y ago

Just ask ChatGPT. Another problem solved.

nitesh 2y ago

We would end up with Bitcoin Cash written in Rust if we ask it.