⚓My Deep Dive into Solana Transactions: Shifting the Web2 Perspective

Over the last few days, I’ve been learning how Solana transactions actually work. At first, I approached them like I would approach API requests in Web2: you send something to the network, wait for a response, and either it succeeds or fails. But after building transfer tools, tracking confirmations, and intentionally forcing failed transactions, I realized Solana transactions are much closer to atomic state transitions in a distributed system than traditional request/response workflows. 🏗️ The