Arcblock releases Arcblock Forge Blockchain developer Kit

ArcBlock has released the ArcBlock Forge Software Developer Kit (SDK). The Forge SDK is a next-generation blockchain application development framework and according to them is the easiest way for developers to create their customized Blockchains and build decentralized applications on it..  Similar to what Ruby on Rails did for web development, the goal of Forge is to remove much of the complexity, and limitations of today's existing blockchain development platforms, and put the power back into developer's hands by letting them do what they do best - write code - and Forge will do the rest.  By default, Forge-built blockchains has built-in "cross-chain" capability and are interoperable with private and public blockchains on the ABT network as well as Bitcoin, Ethereum via the Open Chain Access Protocol (OCAP).

The release states, that unlike most blockchain platforms, Forge SDK gives developers everything they need for their DApp, as well as a blockchain backend, rich developer interface, diversified wallet system and many common tx protocols to support an application.  Forge SDK is designed to be the easiest and flexible SDK allowing developers to swap and replace components within the framework including changing the storage engine with storage from AWS S3, or setting up a new consensus engine.

"With Forge SDK, you can easily build your own blockchains, or easily connect to public blockchains like Hyperledger or Ethereum.  Our vision for Forge is to have our framework play a key role in helping developers build a decentralized world by giving them the building blocks to simply build their own blockchains without the lock-in or complexity," said Tyr Chen, Vice President of Engineering at ArcBlock. "Developers and businesses can get all the benefits of blockchain technologies, but without the restrictions and limitations of existing platforms and tools.  It's highly scalable, flexible and provides the necessary components to have it work right out of the box."