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emilr
A personal and collaborative knowledge hub focused on research, systems thinking, and continuous learning.
Latest posts
Understanding Solana's Account Model
Solana's account model is unlike anything in Ethereum. Here's how it actually works and why it matters for program design.
Rust Error Handling That Doesn't Suck
How to structure error types in real Rust projects — going beyond Box<dyn Error> without overengineering.
Building a CLI in Rust with clap
A practical walkthrough of building a real command-line tool in Rust using clap 4's derive API.
5 Anchor Tips I Wish I Knew Earlier
Hard-won lessons from writing Anchor programs — constraints, error codes, CPI patterns, and more.
Latest research
zkVMs and Verifiable Blockchain Execution: SP1, Jolt, and the Road to Provable EL Clients
How zero-knowledge virtual machines like SP1 and Jolt enable compiling full execution layer clients such as Reth to RISC-V and generating succinct proofs for blocks and transactions.