Abstract
The term “content-addressable storage” does not sound exciting, but superficial explanations can make it look like magic, to the point of raising suspicion. In this article, I will show that content-addressable storage is a technology that works, is already in widespread use, and holds many promises for the future of both scientific programming and the management of scientific data. I will start by outlining the theory, and then illustrate how it works in practice, using IPFS, the Inter-Planetary FileSystem.
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