Creation of new life always fascinates us, even more so when we are a part of such creation. For instance, consider a zygote cell. Smaller than a tiny speck of sand, it has the ability to grow into a complex biological entity, breathing life into a newborn infant.
But why are we talking about zygotes rather than DApps? Well, a zygote signifies that juncture when one biological cell's generation ends and the next one begins. It acclimates, responding to the outside world without any genetic changes. A zygote cannot be regulated, as it is stuck with its own genes. It can only grow recursively. A zygote is also autonomous. This is because it is still a cell; it's formation is rapidly distributed during the cleavage phase and it is authorized to act as a single entity, apart from other cells. In fact, a zygote is the perfect metaphor of a decentralized application.
An application qualifies as a DApp (pronounced as Dee App, similar to e-book) if it satisfies the following four...