Developer Preview 0.0.1 (10/26/2018)

This preview release marks a threshold where it has become possible to begin writing and testing Holochain apps on our new Rust based version! We are releasing it in tandem with our first DevCamp as we will be showcasing Rust development there.

Instructions for the installation for each OS are contained within the README in the downloadable zip file.

This release includes three binaries:

• hcshell: a command line Holochain container for loading and running complete Holochain DNA packages
• holosqape: a proof-of-concept GUI Holochain container for loading and running complete Holochain DNA packages (MacOs & Linux only for now)
• hc: a command-line developer tool for initializing, testing, and packaging your Holochain DNA suitable for running in any Holochain container.

There is documentation (still under construction) to be found in a few places:

• using hc commands: https://github.com/holochain/holochain-cmd#how-to-get-started-building-an-app
• using hcshell: https://github.com/holochain/holosqape#hcshell
• articles: https://holochain.github.io/holochain-rust/
• API docs: https://holochain.github.io/rust-api/0.0.1/hdk/

Note: this version of Holochain is limited to local-node actions only as our networking stack is still in development. Thus, you can commit to your local chain, and those commits will be published to your local DHT, but there is no connectivity with other nodes. This is sufficient, however, to get started with many aspects of developing Holochain apps, as is demonstrated in this very repo which is itself just a sample Holochain application.