coinstac-example-computation-bisect-converge

 

install

npm install coinstac-example-computation-bisect-converge

what

this is an example coinstac decentralized computation. this package also bundles the coinstac-simulator, allowing users to run, fiddle, & play with the system for learning purposes.

this example does not perform a meaningful analysis. instead, it emulates the coinstac system behavior and network utilities whilst running a simple algorithm.

this particular algorithm performs the following:

- a series of users guess a random integers between 0 and 100
- after the first user makes his/her guess, the coinstac central computation server selects a random number from the same range
- on every response from the server, each client selects a value exactly halfway between his/her last guess and the value the central server selected
- once a user's value is within 10% of the server's selected value, the server considers that user to be "converged."
- interestingly, each user will continue to get closer and closer to the server's value (asymptotically) while his/her peers still progress to conversion.

why

it's a good starting point for new coinstac developers to see how coinstac operates.

when

now.

who

you, your computer, and your pal, the internet.

how

see #install and #run

run

- navigate into the project directory
- install dependencies, npm install
- npm test