Solana's Account Types Are Just Database Rows With Different Flags
Solana's account types are structured as database rows with specific flags. This design simplifies the distinction between code and data, allowing everything to be treated uniformly. The executable flag is crucial, as it determines whether a row is treated as code or data within the Solana ecosystem.
- ▪Solana's accounts fit a simple schema with four fields: balance, owner, executable, and data.
- ▪The distinction between code and data in Solana is determined by a single boolean flag, executable.
- ▪This design allows programs to be inspectable in the same way as data, blurring the lines between application and data layers.
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try { if(localStorage) { let currentUser = localStorage.getItem('current_user'); if (currentUser) { currentUser = JSON.parse(currentUser); if (currentUser.id === 3898087) { document.getElementById('article-show-container').classList.add('current-user-is-article-author'); } } } } catch (e) { console.error(e); } Samuel Akoji Posted on May 20 Solana's Account Types Are Just Database Rows With Different Flags #100daysofsolana #blockchain #web3 The Surprise of Day 25 When I got to Day 25 of 100 Days of Solana and inspected the System Program account for the first time, I expected something special. Some distinct "program" structure, different from the wallet accounts I'd been working with. Instead I got the same four fields I'd already seen a hundred times: balance, owner, executable, data.
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