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Comment archive - for node operators and technical
2025-08-01 00:32

## Recent optimizations This is continuation of [previous post about latest optimizations](https://hive.blog/hive-139531/@andablackwidow/pool-allocator-optimization-for-node). Thi…

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Pool allocator optimization - for node operators and technical
2025-07-23 20:13

## Recent optimizations Recently (as in the course of last couple months - how the time flies) three big ticket items from [my dream list for Hive](https://gitlab.syncad.com/hive/…

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Checkpoints (for node operators)
2025-03-25 01:00

<a id="definition"/> ## What is it? Checkpoint is a configuration option where you can specify id of block that has to match when node is about to process it. If block does not ma…

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Flood protection in 1.27.7
2025-01-14 02:18

Since version with the features I'm going to present here was already officially released, I though it is high time to describe them. <a id="tldr"/> # TL:DR If you are a witness …

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Soft fork vs hard fork (technical).
2024-02-20 05:35

This is a continuation of discussion with @edicted from comments under [that article](https://hive.blog/hive-167922/@edicted/-hive-vesting-routes). While the article itself is not …

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Fragile state - a development story (technical).
2023-12-05 02:49

Some of you might have heard that RC will become part of consensus some time in the future. The plan is to make all necessary changes first, then leave it with no changes for one w…

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Inside HIVE to HBD conversions (slightly technical).
2023-02-10 18:22

When I read [first article](https://hive.blog/hive-167922/@edicted/selling-the-hive-hbd-pamp-hive-hbd-conversions) of @edicted about conversions, I was sure I have to write detaile…

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RC stats in 1.27.2
2022-12-13 03:15

I kind of wanted to wait for official announcement, but it looks like there might be none. Maybe because 1.27.3 is just around the corner and it also requires full replay? Since 1.…

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Plush banhammer.
2022-11-08 23:57

As everyone knows (or at least should know) it is not that Hive cannot have censorship, but the points of opportunity are decentralized, therefore if there was actual censorship on…

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HF27 and the scheduling problem.
2022-10-23 18:15

As you already know we are having HF27 tomorrow. It contains only two fixes. First one addresses old rare bug in snapshot mechanism that [obviously had to actually happen](https://…

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Are custom_json going to be more expensive now?
2022-08-26 03:56

The question from title showed up many times recently. If you know the [Betteridge's law of headlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines) then you'd exp…

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Future optimizations (speculation)
2022-08-13 15:18

Some of the following changes are very likely possibilities, others might be in the realm of science fiction with strong lean towards the latter. I'll start with the least interest…

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Optimized processing new transactions and blocks.
2022-08-06 13:06

This article will assume that you've read [the previous one](https://hive.blog/hive-139531/@andablackwidow/processing-new-transactions-and-blocks). There might not be too many refe…

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Processing new transactions and blocks (technical).
2022-02-12 05:35

I thought I'd write something more about one point from @blocktrades [recent post](https://hive.blog/hive-139531/@blocktrades/first-update-of-2022-on-blocktrades-work-on-hive-softw…

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HBD hard cap dynamic
2021-10-15 19:14

Last week I've described [how HBD limits work](http://hive.blog/hive-139531/@andablackwidow/the-hbd-limits-explained-technical) as contribution to discussion about changing their v…

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The HBD limits explained (technical)
2021-10-08 14:59

Since last point of [25th update of 2021 on BlockTrades work on Hive software](http://hive.blog/hive-139531/@blocktrades/25th-update-of-2021-on-blocktrades-work-on-hive-software) g…

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