go-ethereum vs execution-specs

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go-ethereum		execution-specs
	Project
365	Mentions	68
46,000	Stars	771
2.1%	Growth	4.4%
9.9	Activity	8.6
2 days ago	Latest Commit	7 days ago
Go	Language	Python
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only	License	Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal

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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

go-ethereum

Posts with mentions or reviews of go-ethereum. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-20.

Ethereum Foundation removes their canary
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Mar 2024

Even more relevant would be the Ethereum Improvement Proposal repo (where people submit proposals to change the spec):
https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs
Or the go-ethereum execution client (the most popular execution client):
https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
How I Contributed One Line of Code to Ethereum
7 projects | dev.to | 26 Nov 2023

Geth - Official Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol.
Geth v1.13.5: Further fixes to path state scheme quirks
1 project | /r/ethereum | 15 Nov 2023
Geth v1.13.3: Pebble fixes and prep work for the upcoming Cancun hard fork
1 project | /r/ethereum | 14 Oct 2023
Goerli bootnodes
1 project | /r/ethstaker | 23 Aug 2023
Geth v1.12.1 is released
1 project | /r/ethstaker | 11 Aug 2023
Geth online pruning ETA
1 project | /r/ethstaker | 13 Jul 2023

Go ahead and prune. Pbss progress can be followed here: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/25963
How are blockchains built and deployed?
1 project | /r/ethereum | 3 Jul 2023

you may as well just look at the Ethereum reference implementation: https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
Daily General Discussion - June 18, 2023
1 project | /r/ethfinance | 18 Jun 2023

Interestingly, this was mitigated in Geth v1.11.4 this March, so should no longer be a concern on Ethereum, though the authors note that forks e.g. BSC and ETC may still be vulnerable.
Bot for GitHub/Lab Releases
6 projects | /r/discordbot | 7 Jun 2023

I want to create a bot that sends messages once new releases of certain GitHub/Gitlab repo’s ( -https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases -https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases -https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/releases -https://github.com/dashpay/dash/releases -https://github.com/Team-Kujira/core/tags -https://gitlab.com/thorchain/thornode/-/releases ) have been released.

execution-specs

Posts with mentions or reviews of execution-specs. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-12.

SELFDESTRUCT: History, EIPs, Future in smart contracts
1 project | /r/ethereum | 29 May 2023

EIP6780 (SELFDESTRUCT only in same transaction) is planned for the Dencun upgrade. (See Cancun included EIPs https://github.com/ethereum/execution-specs/blob/master/network-upgrades/mainnet-upgrades/cancun.md)
Daily General Discussion - April 13, 2023
5 projects | /r/ethfinance | 12 Apr 2023

I followed the link which took me to https://github.com/ethereum/execution-specs/blob/master/network-upgrades/mainnet-upgrades/shanghai.md and then I started getting a little lost on the details.
Daily General Discussion - April 12, 2023
5 projects | /r/ethfinance | 12 Apr 2023
The last Shanghai Fork Test date confirmed: 10:25pm UTC March 14 - Epoch 162304 on Goeril
1 project | /r/ethstaker | 2 Mar 2023

@ TimBeiko: teams felt comfortable moving forward with Goerli, which we agreed to fork on March 14, 10:25pm UTC. I've opened a PR to update the specs accordingly: https://github.com/ethereum/execution-specs/pull/724
Can i get some help here regarding missed attestations Geth/Lighthouse
1 project | /r/ethstaker | 1 Mar 2023

Mar 01 08:37:30 computername geth[402568]: INFO [03-01|08:37:30.496] - Homestead: 1150000 (https://github.com/ethereum/execution-specs/blob/master/network-upgrades/mainnet-upgrades/homestead.md)
We're on track, folks, March is coming!
1 project | /r/ethtrader | 29 Jan 2023

EIP-4844 is slated for the Cancun Fork.
Learning about Ethereum
1 project | /r/ethereum | 15 Dec 2022

If you know Python you can read around the execution layer specs, namely for the EVM. Technically the "source of truth" for execution layer specs is still the yellow paper and EIPs but there's ongoing effort to turn it all into testable and executable specs. Otherwise this paper specifically goes in depth on the data structures used throughout the execution layer
What to Expect From Ethereum’s Next Big Upgrade
1 project | /r/CryptoCurrency | 2 Nov 2022

You can see them here https://github.com/ethereum/execution-specs/pull/633/files
Latest Week in Ethereum News
1 project | /r/CryptoCurrency | 28 Oct 2022

EIP-4895 for staking withdrawals is the main proposal members cared about, and it was upgraded from "EIPs Considered for Inclusion" to "Included EIPs" in the latest Shanghai specs. The other 3 are just minor changes.
Ethereum Core Devs Meeting confirms that all dev teams want withdrawals to be a part of Shanghai. EIP-4484 (proto-danksharding) may be moved to a separate update.
1 project | /r/CryptoCurrency | 28 Oct 2022

The following EIPs have now been upgraded from "EIPs Considered for Inclusion" to "Included EIPs" in the latest Shanghai specs.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing go-ethereum and execution-specs you can also consider the following projects:

Nethermind - A robust execution client for Ethereum node operators.

claimable - 🚁 Aggregates all known Ethereum airdrops and POAPs on one page

web3.py - A python interface for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain and ecosystem.

solidity - Solidity, the Smart Contract Programming Language

besu - An enterprise-grade Java-based, Apache 2.0 licensed Ethereum client https://wiki.hyperledger.org/display/besu

protocols - A zkRollup DEX & Payment Protocol

cosmos-sdk - :chains: A Framework for Building High Value Public Blockchains :sparkles:

EIPs - The Ethereum Improvement Proposal repository

core-geth - A highly configurable Go implementation of the Ethereum protocol.

baseline - The Baseline Protocol is an open source initiative that combines advances in cryptography, messaging, and distributed ledger technology to enable confidential and complex coordination between enterprises while keeping data in systems of record. This repo serves as the main repo for the Baseline Protocol, containing core packages, examples, and reference implementations.

Parity - (deprecated) The fast, light, and robust client for the Ethereum mainnet.

token-allowance-checker - Control ERC20 token approvals