The Radically Simple Guide to: Building Next Gen dApps with Cartesi

Cartesi is empowering developers to take their dApps to the next level. Thanks to its modular infrastructure, builders enjoy greater flexibility, scalability, and development potential than ever before. In this guide, we break down how three core elements of Cartesi technology – app-specific rollups with dedicated compute, the full flexibility and resources from Linux, and modularity – make it easier than ever to build powerful dApps.

1. App-specific rollups = greater scalability

Developers who build dApps on monolithic blockchains often encounter scaling issues. The shared compute of most monolithic infrastructure puts dApps at the mercy of network congestion and inefficiencies that compromise user experience with slower transaction times, higher gas fees and poor performance, which only get worse as network load increases.

Cartesi solves this by enabling developers to deploy app-specific rollups – individual, highly customizable layers (L2, L3 and sovereign rollups). An app-specific rollup is not only optimized for the unique requirements of a given dApp, but accomplishes high computational scalability and cost efficiency. It does this by dedicating computation to an app-chain, without overloading the base chain, making dApps just as powerful as traditional applications.

Cartesi’s rollup framework with dedicated compute allows developers to expand what’s possible with dApps. Developers scale dApps without worrying about the rest of the network, enjoy higher throughput, lower fees, straightforward upgrades, and unparalleled scalability.

2. A powerful virtual machine = advanced dApps

The Cartesi Virtual Machine, powered by RISC-V architecture, elevates dApp development by providing significantly more computational power than traditional blockchain environments (like EVM). By leveraging a full Linux operating system, developers can also use any language, library or web2 tool, when engineering their dApp. This opens the door to building far more complex and powerful applications, unbounded by the limitations of typical blockchain ecosystems. The architecture of the Cartesi Virtual Machine not only handles advanced tasks seamlessly but reduces on-chain costs, simplifies development, and ensures a smoother, more efficient user experience.

3. Modular design = build your own stack

Monolithic blockchains offer a one-size-fits-all approach, which can stifle innovation. Modularity presents a game-changer for dApp development by giving developers the power to build their own stack. Through Cartesi’s multiple integrations and collaborations with key leaders in the modular ecosystem – including Celestia, Espresso, Avail, and others – builders can select the components that make the most sense for their project at every level, from data availability to execution. That way, Cartesi ensures that developers are given the freedom, convenience and flexibility to bring their dApps to life.

Powerful, scalable, and dynamic

With Cartesi, builders aren’t just building dApps – they’re building them their way, with complete control over every aspect of their stack. App-specific rollups with dedicated compute, and modular design help Cartesi empower developers to build more sophisticated, scalable, and efficient dApps. Whether optimizing for performance, cost, or flexibility, Cartesi has the tools to turn ideas into reality.

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