What I've Been Up To

bytes-n-builds@newsletter.paragraph.com (Bytes N Builds) — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:24:55 GMT

Recently I finished building a dapp on Solana with Rust on Build Space. I could take the time to fan girl about it but tldr I think Solana is the better platform. Why? Lower fees, faster transaction, and less steps to dev. Rust for me isn’t too challenging as I did C++ in college. What did get me was how strict Rust is. I spent 3 days on an error and the issue was I used “demo” and not “Demo”. Crazy right? That’s part of this dev life though.

What’s Next

I was really on the fence about this but I’ve decided to build my Rust/Solana skills. How? I want to work with the Mango team and see how far that goes. That not it though. I will be streaming on twitch (with saved streams going to YouTube) as I learn and contribute to open source things. I will also try to tweet tips and tricks along the way.

So Why Write Here?

This will be a long form recap letter. Up to 3 new articles, any streams that happened, and any “church announcements” I might have.

Ah before I forget follow the twitter account here as well please.

Why We Exist

bytes-n-builds@newsletter.paragraph.com (Bytes N Builds) — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:59:58 GMT

This is my first post. I wanted to explain the idea behind Bytes n Builds and what I plan to do with it in the next few months. Who am I tho? Just call me K.

Bytes n Builds

Bytes n Builds will be a place where I can track and publish my web3/blockchain work. There will be a twitch account where I’ll be doing live coding, youtube account where I’ll be doing follow up explanations, and this blog where I’ll do recaps, plan what’s next, and post updates on things I find cool in the space.

My Background

For the past few years I did mobile development and then recently moved to devops. During my devops transition I signed up for Consensys Bootcamp and started doing some work on Build Space. This has led me to want to do more blockchain work and I’m thinking I’ll focus on the solana network, so I can use more Rust.

If there are any big goals I have job wise, I’d love to really start getting 1-2 contracts a month in this area and maybe land a developer relations job. Regardless of how this ends, thank you for joining me for the ride and I hope we all grow successful together!