Blockchains help to build trust among a decentralized network of unknown and untrusted peers who need to agree on a common protocol and trust the correctness and compatibility of the corresponding software implementations. The software engineering discipline cannot ignore this trend, as it fundamentally affects the way software is designed, developed, deployed, and delivered.1 As with the emergence of the Internet, software smart contracts for solving new classes of real-world problems, as opposed to introducing blockchains everywhere, where they may be unnecessary, or provide an inefficient and environmentally unsound solution.4

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区块链和智能合约工程


区块链有助于在由未知和不受信任的对等方组成的去中心化网络之间建立信任，这些对等方需要就通用协议达成一致并信任相应软件实现的正确性和兼容性。软件工程学科不能忽视这一趋势，因为它从根本上影响了软件的设计、开发、部署和交付方式。1随着互联网的出现，软件智能合约用于解决新类别的现实世界问题，而不是软件智能合约。在可能没有必要的地方引入区块链，或者提供低效且对环境不利的解决方案。4