35 - Ben McCormick: Getting to Know Kinode

Ben McCormick, a lead developer at Kinode, joins me to discuss the birth of Kinode, the need for backend tools in crypto, choosing Web Assembly for peer-to-peer computing, breaking out of the Feudal structure of Web 2.0 and creating coordination power outside tech oligopolies, how to popularize permission-less infrastructure, getting started developing on the network, and the grand vision for Kinode. Kinode is a decentralized operating system, peer-to-peer app framework, and node network designed to simplify the development and deployment of decentralized applications. It is also a sovereign cloud computer, in that Kinode can be deployed anywhere and act as a server controlled by anyone. Ultimately, Kinode facilitates the writing and distribution of software that runs on privately-held, personal server nodes or node clusters. - The Kinode Book The Kinode Book: https://book.kinode.org/ Discord: https://discord.gg/mYDj74NkfP Kinode on X: https://x.com/kinode Dartfrog: https://kinode.org/blog/hello-dartfrog If you enjoyed this interview, please leave a review on Spotify/iTunes. Support Hacking State: https://hackingstate.substack.com/subscribe Listen on: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@alexmurshak Apple: Spotify: RSS: https://feed.podbean.com/hackingstate/feed.xml Get full access to Hacking State at www.alexmurshak.com/subscribe