Field notes
Notes from the shelves
Short accounts of how the reading room handles a Solana document. They are written by the same people who sit the briefings.
How to read a Solana runtime release note in order
The desk uses a fixed order so a client release is not mixed up with the day a feature gate actually activates.
Marks a validator operator can keep beside an epoch boundary
Operators who visit already know what an epoch is. They want a short list for the week a client upgrade and a boundary arrive together.
A personal shelf for token-program changes
Six tabs, including one that stays empty on purpose, beat a single highlight in a long token-program note.
What we actually do in a governance study circle
Eight chairs, one paper, and a board of words the document never defines. The notes record definitions. Each reader keeps their own view.
Choosing a briefing, a note, a circle, or a desk hour
Name the document and say who else must read the result. The right appointment usually follows from those two facts.