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Welcome to Web3, a world where digital assets thrive, ownership is decentralized, and the power of community drives progress. In this brave new ecosystem, NFTs are more than just collectibles—they're your gateway to influence and innovation. At the heart of this evolution lies KibokoDAO NFTs, a Decentralized Autonomous Organization powered by membership NFTs on the Lisk blockchain and hosted on Rarible.Why Lisk?Lisk is redefining blockchain development with its modular approach, empowering de...

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Africa, We’re About to Get BaD: 7 Countries, One Mission, Infinite Vibes
In a world where DAOs are the new black and Web3 is more than just a buzzword you pretend to understand in front of your tech friends, BuildaDAO (BaD) is taking things to a whole new level of decentralized chaos and creativity. And guess what? We’re going BaD across SEVEN African countries. That’s right—seven places where jollof, nyama choma, bunny chow, and chapati are as essential as block explorers. Kenyans, you can store chapatis on decentralized nodes, your chapatis won't get messed with...
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Join the KibokoDAO Revolution: Limited NFTs to Shape the Future of Web3 in the African Savannah.
Welcome to Web3, a world where digital assets thrive, ownership is decentralized, and the power of community drives progress. In this brave new ecosystem, NFTs are more than just collectibles—they're your gateway to influence and innovation. At the heart of this evolution lies KibokoDAO NFTs, a Decentralized Autonomous Organization powered by membership NFTs on the Lisk blockchain and hosted on Rarible.Why Lisk?Lisk is redefining blockchain development with its modular approach, empowering de...

Payout Models for Content Creators: A Sustainable Future
Farcaster 2026 writing contest

Africa, We’re About to Get BaD: 7 Countries, One Mission, Infinite Vibes
In a world where DAOs are the new black and Web3 is more than just a buzzword you pretend to understand in front of your tech friends, BuildaDAO (BaD) is taking things to a whole new level of decentralized chaos and creativity. And guess what? We’re going BaD across SEVEN African countries. That’s right—seven places where jollof, nyama choma, bunny chow, and chapati are as essential as block explorers. Kenyans, you can store chapatis on decentralized nodes, your chapatis won't get messed with...
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Welcome to the magical world of Visual Studio Code, where bugs fear to tread (mostly) and developers spend more time customizing their editor than actually coding. If you’re looking to pimp your VS Code setup for Solidity, Rust, Laravel, and AI-powered Copilot vibes, this is your ultimate guide. Oh, and we threw in Emmet, the hyperactive sibling of "tab" who makes writing HTML ridiculously fast.
First, download VS Code. If you haven’t already, welcome to the club! We’ve got extensions, themes, and a persistent case of “I’ll fix that tomorrow.”
Once installed, stare at the default blue theme for 30 seconds. Then immediately switch to a custom one because that blue will haunt your dreams.
Every good sorcerer needs their tools. These are the essential VS Code extensions for your preferred coding rituals.
Solidity by Juan Blanco:
Turn your messy .sol files into masterpieces that look like they belong in the Louvre (but really just hold your crypto bugs).
It’s like Grammarly, but for your smart contracts.
Solidity Visual Developer:
Need to visualize that spaghetti inheritance diagram? Boom, it’s done. Bonus points if it makes your code look less cursed.
Hardhat:
For when you want to actually test your Solidity code. No judgment—we all deploy to mainnet at least once by accident.
rust-analyzer:
IntelliSense for Rust. Or, as I like to call it, therapy for Rustaceans.
Better TOML:
Because editing Cargo.toml files without syntax highlighting is a crime against humanity.
Crates:
Keeps your dependencies fresh and conflict-free. Think of it as the “relationship therapist” for your Rust crates.
Laravel Blade Snippets:
Don’t write Blade templates from scratch. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
PHP Intelephense:
It’s like having a personal assistant who reminds you that $variable doesn’t exist in your controller.
Laravel Artisan:
Stop alt-tabbing to your terminal. Run Artisan commands without leaving VS Code like the boss you are.
GitHub Copilot:
Let an AI write half your code while you nod approvingly like you understand it. Just don’t ask it for life advice—it’s all 0s and 1s to it.
Emmet (built-in):
Who needs to write <div></div> when you can type div and hit tab? Emmet’s your speed demon for HTML and CSS. It’s like coding on steroids, but without the scandals.
GitLens:
Let’s you stalk your code’s history and blame Jeff from three sprints ago.
Bracket Pair Colorizer 2:
Turns your parentheses into a rainbow. Is it necessary? No. Is it satisfying? Absolutely.
Prettier:
Formats your code like a neat-freak roommate. Just don’t argue with its choices.
You deserve a setup that looks as cool as it feels to use. Install:
Material Theme: Pick a dark theme and convince yourself it’s better for your eyes.
Material Icon Theme: Because who doesn’t want folders with icons that scream “I’m a serious developer”?
Your settings.json is where the real magic happens. Copy-paste this and act like you wrote it from scratch:
json
{
"editor.formatOnSave": true,
"editor.tabSize": 4,
"editor.detectIndentation": false,
"files.autoSave": "onFocusChange",
"[solidity]": {
"editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
},
"[rust]": {
"editor.defaultFormatter": "rust-lang.rust-analyzer"
},
"[php]": {
"editor.defaultFormatter": "bmewburn.vscode-intelephense-client"
},
"emmet.includeLanguages": {
"blade": "html"
}
}
Congratulations, your VS Code is now the Batcave of code editors. You’ve got tools for Solidity, Rust, Laravel, and even Emmet, the Usain Bolt of typing. Go forth and write code that (hopefully) doesn’t crash production.
And there you have it—proof that the only thing Windows truly got right is VS Code. Sarcastic laugh… I mean, really, everything else is just there to test your patience.
Welcome to the magical world of Visual Studio Code, where bugs fear to tread (mostly) and developers spend more time customizing their editor than actually coding. If you’re looking to pimp your VS Code setup for Solidity, Rust, Laravel, and AI-powered Copilot vibes, this is your ultimate guide. Oh, and we threw in Emmet, the hyperactive sibling of "tab" who makes writing HTML ridiculously fast.
First, download VS Code. If you haven’t already, welcome to the club! We’ve got extensions, themes, and a persistent case of “I’ll fix that tomorrow.”
Once installed, stare at the default blue theme for 30 seconds. Then immediately switch to a custom one because that blue will haunt your dreams.
Every good sorcerer needs their tools. These are the essential VS Code extensions for your preferred coding rituals.
Solidity by Juan Blanco:
Turn your messy .sol files into masterpieces that look like they belong in the Louvre (but really just hold your crypto bugs).
It’s like Grammarly, but for your smart contracts.
Solidity Visual Developer:
Need to visualize that spaghetti inheritance diagram? Boom, it’s done. Bonus points if it makes your code look less cursed.
Hardhat:
For when you want to actually test your Solidity code. No judgment—we all deploy to mainnet at least once by accident.
rust-analyzer:
IntelliSense for Rust. Or, as I like to call it, therapy for Rustaceans.
Better TOML:
Because editing Cargo.toml files without syntax highlighting is a crime against humanity.
Crates:
Keeps your dependencies fresh and conflict-free. Think of it as the “relationship therapist” for your Rust crates.
Laravel Blade Snippets:
Don’t write Blade templates from scratch. Ain’t nobody got time for that.
PHP Intelephense:
It’s like having a personal assistant who reminds you that $variable doesn’t exist in your controller.
Laravel Artisan:
Stop alt-tabbing to your terminal. Run Artisan commands without leaving VS Code like the boss you are.
GitHub Copilot:
Let an AI write half your code while you nod approvingly like you understand it. Just don’t ask it for life advice—it’s all 0s and 1s to it.
Emmet (built-in):
Who needs to write <div></div> when you can type div and hit tab? Emmet’s your speed demon for HTML and CSS. It’s like coding on steroids, but without the scandals.
GitLens:
Let’s you stalk your code’s history and blame Jeff from three sprints ago.
Bracket Pair Colorizer 2:
Turns your parentheses into a rainbow. Is it necessary? No. Is it satisfying? Absolutely.
Prettier:
Formats your code like a neat-freak roommate. Just don’t argue with its choices.
You deserve a setup that looks as cool as it feels to use. Install:
Material Theme: Pick a dark theme and convince yourself it’s better for your eyes.
Material Icon Theme: Because who doesn’t want folders with icons that scream “I’m a serious developer”?
Your settings.json is where the real magic happens. Copy-paste this and act like you wrote it from scratch:
json
{
"editor.formatOnSave": true,
"editor.tabSize": 4,
"editor.detectIndentation": false,
"files.autoSave": "onFocusChange",
"[solidity]": {
"editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
},
"[rust]": {
"editor.defaultFormatter": "rust-lang.rust-analyzer"
},
"[php]": {
"editor.defaultFormatter": "bmewburn.vscode-intelephense-client"
},
"emmet.includeLanguages": {
"blade": "html"
}
}
Congratulations, your VS Code is now the Batcave of code editors. You’ve got tools for Solidity, Rust, Laravel, and even Emmet, the Usain Bolt of typing. Go forth and write code that (hopefully) doesn’t crash production.
And there you have it—proof that the only thing Windows truly got right is VS Code. Sarcastic laugh… I mean, really, everything else is just there to test your patience.
Fabian Owuor
Fabian Owuor
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