Head LISK consultant Charles Hoskinson feels there is no hope for LISK
I think it is far more important for Lisk to spend some serious time examining the entire design of their protocol, make some necessary changes, fully document everything and then have a long conversation with the DApp community about the types of applications they want to write and where the experience is lacking.
I am unhappy with the current progress of Lisk and this stems from the small size of the core tech, their limited resources and the poor execution by the legal consultants in getting a business structure setup.
Given this newfound momentum, Lisk needs to start hiring. They need 3-5 more talented developers localized in Berlin. They need a cryptographer on staff to review and enhance their existing protocol. They need more community management staff. They also need someone to worry about DevEx on the team while they plan their SDK.
https://steemit.com/ama/@charleshosk/charles-hoskinson-steemit-ama What's your top 5 crypto's at the moment?
charleshosk59 · 11 hours ago
Two that are unreleased, ETC, Dash and
Lisk currently interest me the most.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
How long do you think it will take before APPS are introduced on Lisk. Secondly where do you see them in 3 to 5 years time. Great to see you here answering questions.
Reply
charleshosk59 · 10 hours ago
I think it is far more important for Lisk to spend some serious time examining the entire design of their protocol, make some necessary changes, fully document everything and then have a long conversation with the DApp community about the types of applications they want to write and where the experience is lacking.
I think this process can be started and finished by the end of 2016. With respect to the next step of encouraging application development, I'd like to see Lisk become a marketplace for DApp services with delegates as the service providers. The idea would be to augment existing infrastructure and software to enjoy a newly federated or decentralized component. For example, user accounts could be stored encrypted with hashed lookups on a sidechain secured by delegates. This would give the application a tamper resistant, but secure user DB.
These kind of hybrid experiences seem to be natural fit for where Lisk could position itself. Basically it would be saying let's make all this really cool tech in the blockchain space available in a federated flavor to application developers to be consumed in modular bites with marketplace mechanics backing it.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Where do you see LISK in six months and how do you feel about their current progress. Will your company get involved with any of the technical developments in the future, should you be asked?
charleshosk59 · 10 hours ago
I am unhappy with the current progress of Lisk and this stems from the small size of the core tech, their limited resources and the poor execution by the legal consultants in getting a business structure setup.
This said, it seems the worst is over and they are now centralized in Berlin, the ggmbh is in process and they will soon have access to their trust funds from what I've been told.Given this newfound momentum, Lisk needs to start hiring. They need 3-5 more talented developers localized in Berlin. They need a cryptographer on staff to review and enhance their existing protocol. They need more community management staff. They also need someone to worry about DevEx on the team while they plan their SDK.
The good news is that they should be funded to accommodate their needs and I have also connected Max and Oliver to my extensive rolodex of contacts. If they want to hire and execute, then they should be able to do so. It's up to the Lisk community to hold them accountable.
As for IOHK getting involved, it is too early to tell. We'll circle back in a few months.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IMHO time to buy Lisk, before they have access to their funds!
