Development Changelog

Development Changelog

This section outlines key milestones, technical advancements, and iterative improvements made during the development of TasQ’s protocol and infrastructure.

v0.1 – Core Ledger Foundations

• Designed initial ledger schema for task metadata, node registry, and proof submissions.

• Integrated basic Ethereum smart contract for ZK proof validation using Groth16.

• Deployed prototype on local Hardhat network.

v0.2 – Parallel Task Distribution Engine

• Implemented Python-based thread pool task distributor.

• Added weighted round robin scheduler with health checks in Go.

• Initial testing with simulated compute nodes.

v0.3 – ZK Circuit and Proof Pipeline

• Developed Poseidon hash preimage circuit in Circom.

• Integrated snarkjs for proof generation on contributor nodes.

• Added on-chain verifier integration.

v0.4 – Credits and Settlement Module

• Created ERC-1155 credit system on Optimism.

• Implemented redemption contract with ETH payouts.

• Added minimum redemption threshold for efficiency.

v0.5 – gRPC Worker Interface

• Built gRPC API for shard fetching and proof submission.

• Added Merkle tree aggregation for shard results.

v0.6 – In-House Compute and Azure Integration

• Designed hybrid compute model with Azure-backed capacity.

• Began internal benchmarking for hardware and rented resources.

This changelog is regularly updated in our GitBook and repository to reflect ongoing development and refinements.