HIP's & Network Updates

By the people, for the people.

As a developer, its important to keep up to date with new features being added to the network.

The two main ways to do this is to keep an eye on the in-progress HIP's (Hedera Improvement Proposals) and when those are being deployed to the network.

Hedera Improvement Proposals (HIP's)

HIP's are the lifeblood of the network. Anyone is able to submit a HIP for anything they think would help the network.

You can find the official HIP site here, with a list of all in-progress HIP's here. HIP-1 explains the process for submitting and following a HIP through the process of it eventually getting deployed to mainnet for the entire network to enjoy.

If you think of something that could improve the network - submit a HIP!

Network Updates

You can keep an eye on the latest updates to the network by viewing the Hedera Network Release Notes page. This will let you know when you can try stuff out on testnet, or when it has been released to the production mainnet.

Network Status

When the network undergoes an update, it becomes unavailable.

If you are experiencing unexpected errors in your app, you should first check the status page to ensure the network is available.