Blockchain is a new technology that has been developing strongly in recent years, and when we mention Blockchain, we all think of the Crypto market. Crypto is known as a potential financial investment market with more than 21 thousand projects built and more than 500 trading floors of all types according to data compiled from Coinmarketcap.
Projects are constantly being created and many projects are constantly disappearing from the market. To bring a quality and safe product to users, a project often has to go through many stages until it is officially launched. In which stages such as Devnet, Testnet, Mainnet receive widespread attention from the community as a real experience of the project and an opportunity to receive the project's Airdrop when the product is launched.
In today's article I will bring practical concepts so we can better know Testnet, Devnet and Mainnet.
Testnet and Devnet
Concept
Testnet and Devnet are the first two testnets on the blockchain that operate completely independently on the basis of an identical simulation to the Mainnet, and the tokens used on Testnet and Devnet are completely absent. actual value. Basically, Testnet and Devnet are completely the same, both meaning testing for the official Mainnet network. A project can have many Testnet and Devnet versions.
For example: You have an online sales company and you need a website for consumers to place orders. But before publishing the website widely to the community, you need a test copy identical to the version prepared for publication. You need to verify whether the ordering, payment steps... work well or not, and are there any errors during use?
Value and benefits brought
Providing services and technologies from the official network for users to test, developers can optimally build projects from user feedback.
Provides an ideal testing environment for dapps and smart contracts. The Testnet and Devnet process will directly affect the final results of the Mainnet
Using test tokens that have no actual external value and are easily faucet helps developers test the product without incurring much overhead.
Testnet and Devnet networks will help developers detect and fix errors that arise during use, limiting risks and helping developers measure errors for the official network.
In addition, Testnet and Devnet are also where developers and programmers monitor the project's development progress, optimize capabilities and thereby have appropriate upgrades for the official network.
Users participating in Testnet and Devnet, in addition to supporting finding errors for the project, also have the opportunity to receive Airdrops from the project after the project goes to Mainnet.
Mainnet
Concept
Is the final product provided to users from blockchain project developers. Mainnet is known as an official network of blockchain where users can use transaction features such as, conversion, deposit, withdrawal... Using the network's native digital assets as transaction fees and transactions fully displayed on the distributed ledger in a transparent and public manner.
Mainnet is basically a complete official blockchain network of Testnet, Devnet with full functions and exact parameters. The Mainnet launch shows that projects are fully prepared and confident with their products.
Value and benefits brought
The release of the official network shows the prestige of the developers when the project is no longer a cake, but has official products, thereby promoting the development of the entire ecosystem.
As mentioned, the official network is where transactions are fully displayed, transparent and public. The official launch of the network proves that the projects have had enough progress, human resources, finance...
When Mainnet is launched, the main project enters an important phase of focusing resources on project development and promoting marketing strategies.
summary
More and more projects are being born, but only a few are of good quality. The launch of Testnet, Devnet, Mainnet partly creates trust for the community, partly connects the project with the community. agree through the official and experimental tables.
Through this, we can partly understand what Testnet, Devnet, Mainnet are and what their effects are, isn't it really simple? Testnet and Devnet are test copies of Mainnet, the purpose is to find out the Mainnet errors and repairs. Mainnet is the most perfect version from Testnet and Devnet with maximum summary and security.
Hopefully this article will be useful and help you overview many aspects of the project. Wishing you success and see you in the next articles.
