Here’s what’s happening in the InterPlanetary File System (opens new window) galaxy! 🚀
# js-IPFS 0.51.0 shipped with TypeScript support
Thanks to a lot of community support, types are now a first-class citizen within the js-IPFS codebase! But the real headline here should be that install times can now be halved by installing ipfs-core. Check out the full announcement for details.
# Securing the public IPFS with DHT hardening
Thanks to the work of some researchers and a small crew of core devs, we were able to not only make several crucial fixes but with the availability of Testground, we were also able to verify the mitigations. Special thanks to Bernd Prünster and Alexander Marsalek at A-SIT and the Graz University of Technology for their assistance.
# Honey, I shrunk the Libp2p streams 😱
Last week, the Protocol Labs’ ResNetLab team shipped an exploration of compression for libp2p streams and ended up achieving up to a 75% decrease in bandwidth use when performing an IPFS file exchange. Discover how in their latest blog post.
# Brand new on IPFS
- Audius in Blockonomi (opens new window): The Ethereum Music App Putting Streaming in Artists’ Hands
- Looking for a decentralized document signing solution? (opens new window) Signchain built one with IDX and IPFS.
- DEMO: Archiving your Airtable Data with Qri (opens new window) (and another version featuring Google Sheets)
- The JS implementation of Multiformats (opens new window) recently got a refactor including TypeScript support.
# People are building the coolest things with IPFS
Agregore (opens new window) has added IPFS support! 🎉
A detailed explanation of the BitCherry (BCHC) (opens new window) technological innovation mechanism and framework.
Built on libp2p, MAP-P2P (opens new window) allows different blockchain systems to run together on a large P2P network.
Protocol Labs launches the Filecoin Archives (opens new window) with digital library Internet Archive.
Infura has created a guide to keeping your Web3 Project secure (opens new window) with their dashboard.
Introducing Vapour (opens new window) — A Carbon Footprint Accounting System from Project Hydro.
Check out the new DeFi Meter Merch (opens new window) on their Origin Dshop!
# 📆 Upcoming in the community
17 Nov 2020: IPFS Monthly Meetup (opens new window)
Mark your calendars for this month’s virtual community meetup, and reach out to ipfs-community@protocol.ai to speak at future events!
19 Nov 2020: Munich IPFS Meetup (opens new window)
Speakers include David Craven from the Sunshine Foundation talking about ipfs-embed, and Volker Mische presenting on IPLD and Multiformats.
# Job hunting? Work on IPFS!
Support Engineer, Full-Stack (opens new window): As a support engineer, you’ll write code examples, documentation, build applications, and support our growing community of developers. Contract role, Textile, Remote.
IPFS Engineer (opens new window): This role is for someone with a deep understanding of IPFS and its ecosystem, and a passion for open source and scientific projects. Ideally they would have contributed to the IPFS project itself. Experience with Docker is also a plus. Arbol, Remote or NYC.
Technical Writer (opens new window): who can primarily create high-quality technical content, but has some other adjacent skills as well in the form of graphic design and/or video editing. Contract, Remote.
Devops or SRE (opens new window): The role is for someone with strong hands-on DevOps experience (cloud architecture, automated deployment, Kubernetes orchestration) that also likes to get their hands into the code (primarily written in Go). Textile, Remote.
Front-end Developer (opens new window): Are you an experienced front end dev that understands IPFS and linked data and wants to make an impact on the future of Web3? Ceramic is looking for a contractor to work on Ceramic Explorer.
Take care of yourselves and each other. ❤️
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