EPF4: UPDATE 3 This week i continue off from where i stopped last week, combing through: [ephemery/genesis](https://github.com/ephemery-testnet/ephemery-genesis) and [ephemery/scripts](https://github.com/ephemery-testnet/ephemery-scripts). I also started looking at the [EIP Draft](https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/blob/04369cb50ee6c1894dec868141e8a32e66dc4f16/EIPS/eip-testnet-draft.md), the specifications especially have helped put the *genesis and scripts* repo into context, i now understand better what is happening under the hood. I was able to finish scouring the *genesis* repo this week, and i have started writing my own version of the specifications because it's helping me understand it better. Also fell in love with reading the console logs line-by-line and asking GPT what it means, time-consuming but kinda fulfiling lol :) ### Links * [Testnet lifecycle proposal](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/proposal-predictable-ethereum-testnet-lifecycle/11575) * [OG Council: Post-Merge testnets](https://ethereum-magicians.org/t/og-council-post-merge-testnets/9034/2) * [Nodes and clients](https://ethereum.org/en/developers/docs/nodes-and-clients/#execution-clients) * [Interacting with geth](https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/interacting-with-geth/rpc) ### WIL I learnt more about testnets generally, specifically lifecycles; why testnets are sunsetted, the current status of testnets on ethereum. It appears there is a general understanding now that testnets shouldn't be long-lived, to discourage people from hoarding.