It is often believed that L2s that do not support EVM would not scale "socially" because developers won't' transition out of Solidity and its tooling
In other words, devs won't transition to other programming languages ββor frameworks just because they feel comfortable
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However, when the network is good enough (has native account abstraction, low fees, decentralization, etc.), developers can transition
They have learned and relearned several programming frameworks; they are not that delicate
Don't underestimate them
Some plots:
π Cumulative number of GitHub repositories (>10 stars) mentioning different Layer 2 alternatives
Note that to build on StarkNet (still in Alpha!), you must write Cairo code and use different tools. Don't just change the RPC to deploy
Still, its growth rate is quite nice.
π Also, Cairo, a VM not compatible with the EVM is the 4th language by TVL
π Finally. StarkEx, a Cairo-powered L2 (self-custody, of course), consistently performs more transactions than other L2s that are EVM compatible (and even Bitcoin)
twitter.com/odin_free/status/1596518056431583232?s=20&t=dH97UtDD_4rAdweWfSINlQ
Moral, we should not underestimate the adaptability of developers
Many will go where innovation, security, and decentralization are. It is not the first time nor the last time that it will happen
The EVM is excellent, but other approaches that harness the power of Ethereum, like @fuellabs_ or Cairo/StarkNet
@StarkWareLtd, have a lot to offer. Provided they innovate enough
This is a proof for @DennisonBertram
's theory...
twitter.com/DennisonBertram/status/1586114575107244032?s=20&t=dH97UtDD_4rAdweWfSINlQ
Thanks @espejelomar for writing an amazing threadoor.