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Real-world feedback on the 0.6.1 upgrade: "We were running into issues with Holochain 0.6.0 with Vault... But Holochain 0.6.1 with Iroh has been solid for over a week now." — Eric Dorean 🛠️⚡️ The Iroh networking upgrades are making a tangible difference for builders. Have you updated yet?

You own your social graph here. What if your community could compose its entire platform? 🧩 The new hAppenings dives into Coasys, AI peers, & ecosystem news: happeningscommunity.substack.com/p/coasys-spa... #Holochain

Sweettest, our internal testing framework made ready for you to use, replacing Tryorama in our dev tools. Scaffolding tool generates starter tests for you. While docs are still thin, start here: github.com/holochain/holochain/tree/develop/crates/holochain/src/sweettest

Getting Started Guide is working again: the DX still has gaps, and Playground is deprecated/removed. Sweettest is introduced as our new testing framework; documentation is sparse. You won't pick this up painlessly, but the path exists.

Community stress testing is real peer-to-peer resilience being proven by actual distributed volunteers. Not lab results. Not vendor claims. Real people running real tests.

Unyt ran Wind Tunnel performance tests. Found a memory leak. Fixed it before it shipped. This is worth saying out loud because most projects don't. The work is finding issues in testing, not discovering them in production. When a testing framework does its job, you should say so.

Holochain in the browser. We're testing it. If you've been following the project for a while, you know what that sentence could mean. If you haven't — P2P apps, no central server, running on the open web, in a tab. Still figuring out what this makes possible. That's the part we're excited about.

A week of steady building: roadmap tracking at 31 points, testing infrastructure getting more comprehensive, honest conversations about centralization vs decentralization. This is what it looks like when you focus on the work.

Wind Tunnel update: polishing data display for performance reports, expanding test coverage (signals and more), putting Unyt patterns through the suite. The unglamorous work that separates "it mostly works" from "we trust it in production." Reliability comes from testing, not optimism.

With Holochain 0.6.1, we are returning to our roots: The QUIC protocol. ⚡ QUIC is designed as a low-ceremony, high-throughput alternative to HTTP and WebRTC. We tried it in the past, but third-party libraries were too immature. Now, thanks to Iroh, QUIC is actually quick. #QUIC #Holochain

Great software starts with thoughtful humans. 🧠 Before a single line of code is written, peer-to-peer architecture requires deep listening, speccing out edge cases, and receiving critical feedback from other humans. You can't automate the "Why." #SystemDesign #Holochain #TechPhilosophy

Happy Friday! Wrap up your week by reading up on how the Holochain ecosystem is stress-testing the future of the web. 🌪️ The team at hAppenings published a fantastic community breakdown of our Wind Tunnel infrastructure. Read it here: happeningscommunity.substack.com/p/wind-tunne... #Holochain

Coffee: Poured. ☕ Nodes: Synced. ⚡ What peer-to-peer problem are you trying to solve today? Let’s talk architecture in the replies. 👇 #DevLife #P2P #Holochain #RustLang

Since our callout last week, we've seen a surge in active HoloPorts joining the Wind Tunnel. 🌪(Reached the 50 Node milestone!) But to fully simulate the load for apps like Unyt, we need to push the node count higher. If you have a Port collecting dust, get it online. We are running tests now.

Unyt isn't just a tool; it's a kit. 🧰 It enables groups to set up their own accounting environments, their way. These aren't just ledgers; they are Smart Agreements, shared rules that every participant helps enforce. If you break the rules, the immune system kicks in. #SmartContracts #DAO

To the HoloPort owners stepping up to host Wind Tunnel runners: Thank you. 🙏 You aren't just hosting a box; you are hosting chaos. More runners = more network stress = better data for us. Your hardware is helping us bulletproof the network for everyone else. #DePIN #Holochain #Community #Testing

Moss just went global. 🌿 v0.15.3 is live with multi-language support (FR, DE, ES, TR, PT, IT, JA, NL) and a major networking upgrade via Holochain 0.6.1 (powered by Iroh). ⚠️ Important: All group members must update to v0.15.3 to remain visible to each other. Experience the new speed: moss.social

A muscle only grows when you stress it. A network is no different. 💪 We don't fear bugs in the Wind Tunnel; we hunt them. Every red flag in testing is a future crisis averted in production. Resilience is earned.

Nature doesn't have a central server. 🌿 It has local interactions that create global stability. As we head into the first full work week of the year, remember: Biomimicry isn't just a buzzword; it's our blueprint. Build like nature.

Welcome to 2026. 🥂 A fresh start for you, and a fresh start for the web. This year, let’s prioritize autonomy, community, and code that serves people instead of platforms. Let’s build things that last. #HappyNewYear #2026 #Holochain