StarkWare, the company behind the Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet, has announced the launch of Starknet Stacks, a set of software tools that will make it easier for developers to spin up their own customized layer-2 chains. This will pave the way for appchains that are optimized for specific applications. According to the StarkWare team, The need for appchains, application-specific blockchains that are designed to service the needs of one specific application, has been apparent for several years and is now getting renewed attention.
The new software tools will allow developers to build their appchains with less congestion than on Starknet mainnet, providing an easier user experience and more transaction throughput. In addition, the appchains could potentially allow developers to implement features that are not yet available on Starknet’s mainnet. This announcement follows the recent major upgrade of Starknet, known as ‘Quantum Leap,’ which increased the number of transactions per second (TPS) as well as reduced confirmation times. Quantum Leap is also supposed to help make Starknet’s appchains easier to build on.