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Track Overview

Client Stateless Prep Track 0: SnapSync

Client Stateless Prep Track 1: Dependencies

Client Stateless Prep Track 2: Refactoring / Modularization

Side Track: Breaking Releases (August/September 2024)

Ultralight Track 1: Full EthereumJS Integration

Ultralight Track 2: 4444 / Client Integration

Ultralight Track 3: Production Readiness Prep

Core Dev Track 1: Verkle (Implementation / Kaustinen)

Core Dev Track 2: EOF / Testing

Core Dev Track 3: Everyday Work

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Why?

Orientation for the team (beyond day & week)

Guidance & Inspiration for issues

Help to stick on longer reaching topics

Some success measurement

=> Not: Exclusive TODO list (overall 70%, different per team member)

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Client Stateless Prep Track 0:�SnapSync

Get a bit more “stateless” (Snap Sync)

Healing Finalization
Do everything that is necessary to get this production-ready for testnets
Task for everyone in the team!

https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/issues/2874

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Client Stateless Prep Track 1:�Dependencies

Down, down, down!

Simple Deps (#3450)
Winston (configurable logger)
Yargs (same)

=> Goal: “Controllable” Dependency Set! /� Production Readiness

Side Solution: Next Track, Modularization

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Client Stateless Prep Track 2:�Modularization / Refactoring

Goal:

Usage in different (stateless/stateful) scenarios, optimally with minimal dep set + min code size

Potential Refactorings:

- (Inner) Modularization (re-usage/opt-in/opt out core parts like Sync/RPC/Networking)�- Library + On-top packages�- Blockchain Refactor (Gajinder) => Skeleton�- …

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Side Track:�Breaking Releases

Goals:

Dependencies ⬇️ (Trie: ReadableStream)
Browser (Last Node.js Intertwistings)
Tree Shaking Refactor
New Fork Default to Cancun
Some Tx Refactor (+/- 27 v)

August, ~6-8 Weeks, Mid September Release

https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/issues/3216

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Ultralight Track 1:�Full EthereumJS Integration

Fully integrate Ultralight into EthereumJS library suite!

No Repository Melding!
Standards Alignment (Linting, Branch Protection, Tooling (where makes sense), Labels,...)
All team responsible for Dev + Reviews (mostly mental switch)

https://github.com/ethereumjs/ultralight

EthereumJS

Ultralight

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Ultralight Track 2:�4444 / Client Integration

Goals

=> See how Ultralight behaves “in Production”

=> Ultralight/Client Interplay

=> Test Portal Network / Gather data / Get “the Portal feel”

https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-4444

https://www.ethportal.net ��https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/pull/3444

=> November, Devcon 2024!

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Ultralight Track 3:�Production Readiness Prep

Up to date docs
Dependencies ⬇️
(Somewhat) final Library Structure
(Somewhat) Defined Reliability Level (Tests, Coverage)
(Somewhat) regular Release Cadence
Some Road-To-Production Thoughts/Strategy (Alpha Releases?)

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Core Dev Track 1:�Verkle

Production- (or at least: Functionally-?) Ready Own Implementation (September/October)
Follow-up on implementation, spec updates, join future Kaustinen testnets
Help on specs
Integrate Verkle Snap Sync
Transition or not?

�https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/tree/master/packages/verkle

https://github.com/ethereumjs/ethereumjs-monorepo/tree/master/packages/client