A node that can run in the browser.

A Typescript node would benefit the ecosystem in many ways:

• remove the ivory tower: make it easier for new developers to understand the protocol internals and contribute to the growth of Cardano
• truly decentralized applications: every application that wants to interact with cardano needs access to a cardano node somewhere. without a local node (that requires technical expertise and is usually resource intensive) the only solution adopted is to have a centralized server hosting a node that clients access. a light node in the browser would allow everyone trustless access to the Cardano protocol in the most secure and decentralized way.

• users, turstless and more scalable applications
• experienced developers, local nodes means less infrastructure and easier access to Cardano
• new developers, a familiar source code means more resources to understand what Cardano does

The goal is to have a fully functional light node that can run in the browser and can be integrated in dApps and wallets.

1 year salary for 3 senior software developers a 135k USD/year

1 years with 3 full time senior software engineers

https://github.com/HarmonicLabs

The goal is to have well documented software and to build an excited community around that is willing to contribute independently to te maintenance, of course, we'll do our best too in the long term to support the node stability.

The project is designed to have as less dependencies as possible, most of the software used is built and maintained by HLabs, and if it is not, it is easily replaceable or can be implemented in case of necessity.