another quick update...
When EK wrote his BTC example, he identified 2 key issues. 1) We needed a more flexible memory model, and 2) Incorporating Functions into the language was needed (it was originally not incorporated due to issues w/ recursion). I am about done with the upgrades to the ElasticPL engine which addresses these 2 issues as well as incorporates several other fixes to prepare for SN integration.
To see an example of how much more user friendly the language is now, I rewrote EK's BTC example using the language upgrades:
https://github.com/sprocket-fpga/xel_miner/blob/master/examples/SHA256_BTC.eplHere's what it looked like before the changes to ElasticPL:
https://github.com/OrdinaryDude/elastic_bitcoin_miner/blob/master/testI am still a couple weeks away from wrapping up all the changes to ElasticPL, but they should be ready to test soon. However, there are still other key issues that still need to be addressed before everything is ready:
1) Will we have POW, and if so what logic is needed to ensure the miner actually performed the work
2) How to store data between iterations and distribute to miners
3) SN Integration
These are complex issues that will take time to solve. It will require quite a bit of change to both the Core Server and Miner and will require quite a bit of coding from both EK and myself to complete.
