Did Maidsafe bite off more than they can chew?

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I read somewhere that the project was begun many years ago and that the testnet is up right now, although it is still in the pre-alpha stage, right?[/quote]

The project was conceptually developed over several years, and then an additional few years were given to securing patents (defensive reasons - they’re now fully open).

The actual program development began after that, originally in the “C” programming language, however a new programming language “Rust” quickly developed that offered many benefits, and so the code was re-written in Rust (which has turned out to be a very good choice).

[quote=“metoo, post:1, topic:8392”]I guess I’m questioning whether the SAFE network will reach a stage where we will see the myriad of applications being proposed right now actually running on it, or whether the project will drag on for a long time, unable to work out a good solution for the current bugs and kinks, and finally put out a lacklustre product.

The SAFE Network is very much alive and kicking. The dev team is programming day and night, their releases (for the pre-alpha) are fairly consistent, the quality is superb, the bugs that do still exist are minor and are known to the devs.

We expect (I hope) to see the next big release (testsafecoin) within 6 weeks, hopefully the full 1.0 release in another 6 weeks after that.

Their motivation is unwaivering, their work ethic is unparalleled, and quite honestly they have the funding to make it happen regardless of a time schedule.