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//!
//! ## Platform
//!
//! In this section, we examine what what platform Polkadot exactly provides to developers.
//! In this section, we examine what platform Polkadot exactly provides to developers.
//!
//! ### Polkadot White Paper
//!
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//! Chain*").
//! * (heterogenous) Sharded Execution: Yet, each parachain is free to have its own execution logic
//! (runtime), which also encompasses governance and sovereignty. Moreover, Polkadot ensures the
//! correct execution of all parachain, without having all of its validators re-execute all
//! parachain blocks. When seen from this perspective, the fact that Polkadot executes different
//! parachains means it is a platform that has fully delivered (the holy grail of) "Full Execution
//! Sharding". TODO: link to approval checking article. <https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/66>
//! correct execution of all parachains, without having all of its validators re-execute all
//! parachain blocks. When seen from this perspective, Polkadot achieves the ability to verify
//! the validity of the block execution of multiple parachains using the same set of validators as
//! the Relay Chain. In practice, this means that the shards (parachains) share the same economic
//! security as the Relay Chain.
//! Learn about this process called [Approval Checking](https://polkadot.network/blog/polkadot-v1-0-sharding-and-economic-security#approval-checking-and-finality).
//! * A framework to build blockchains: In order to materialize the ecosystem of parachains, an easy
//! blockchain framework must exist. This is [Substrate](crate::polkadot_sdk::substrate),
//! [FRAME](crate::polkadot_sdk::frame_runtime) and [Cumulus](crate::polkadot_sdk::cumulus).
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//!
//! > Note that the interoperability promised by Polkadot is unparalleled in that any two parachains
//! > connected to Polkadot have the same security and can have much better guarantees about the
//! > security of the recipient of any message. TODO: weakest link in bridges systems. <https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/66>
//! > security of the recipient of any message.
//! > Bridges enable transaction and information flow between different consensus systems, crucial
//! > for Polkadot's multi-chain architecture. However, they can become the network's most
//! > vulnerable points. If a bridge's security measures are weaker than those of the connected
//! > blockchains, it poses a significant risk. Attackers might exploit these weaknesses to launch
//! > attacks such as theft or disruption of services.
//!
//! Polkadot delivers the above vision, alongside a flexible means for parachains to schedule
//! themselves with the Relay Chain. To achieve this, Polkadot has been developed with an
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//! Agile periodic-sale-based model for assigning Coretime on the Polkadot Ubiquitous Computer.
//! - RFC#5: [Coretime-interface](https://github.com/polkadot-fellows/RFCs/blob/main/text/0005-coretime-interface.md):
//! Interface for manipulating the usage of cores on the Polkadot Ubiquitous Computer.
// TODO: add more context and explanations about Polkadot as the Ubiquitous Computer and related
// tech. <https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk-docs/issues/66>
//!
//! Learn more about [Polkadot as a Computational Resource](https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/polkadot-direction#polkadot-as-a-computational-resource).

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