#77 - Joe Caulfield: Solana's Program Runtime V1 & V2, SVM, TPU, Anza's Agave Client

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Join us in this engaging episode of HypoNyms as we sit down with Joe Cawfield, an esteemed expert in the Solana ecosystem, to explore the technical underpinnings that make Solana a high-performance blockchain. In this deep dive, we dissect the core components of Solana’s architecture, including its advanced runtime environment, the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), and the Transaction Processing Unit (TPU).

Joe Cawfield gives us an insider’s look into how Solana achieves its remarkable speeds and what the introduction of the SVM means for developers and the network's future capabilities. We also delve into the intricacies of the Transaction Processing Unit, explaining how it processes thousands of transactions per second and the innovations that help minimize bottlenecks and optimize throughput.

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