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[BowTiedPickle.eth | Solidity Shipper @BowTiedPickle]

If I had to start over as a smart contract dev today, here’s exactly what I’d do:

0. Learn to code

If you don’t know how to code, start with Python. Automate The Boring Stuff and Realpython are good, and make sure to do projects, not just guided work!

1. Do a @PatrickAlphaC Solidity course

Patrick’s courses are by far the best currently available. There are three, each will teach you Solidity and Web3 using a different framework language.

If you’re still a novice developer who really only knows Python, you can stick to the Python-based course.

If you are more comfortable, the JavaScript (Hardhat) or Foundry based courses will provide a better base. These frameworks are used much more often in production Solidity environments.

2. Do a REAL portfolio project

Do a project that you came up with yourself, with no handholding. It doesn’t have to be world changing - and it probably shouldn’t be. Just something reasonable that you can complete thoroughly and diligently.

3. Security research

You can get down a bad rabbit hole of just reading about hacks and smart contract security patterns without actually doing anything. You must avoid this pitfall while reading.

That said, you do have to do some homework. A good place to start is reading the Rekt News leaderboard hack analyses. If you can understand all of those, you’re in good shape to move on.

4. Competitive audits

Wait, aren’t we trying to be a smart contract dev, not an auditor?

The two are closer than you might think.

You have to be able to write secure code in the first place. No auditor, not even with unlimited security budget, can out-audit a bad dev. Something will slip through and it will be bad.

Go do a few audits on @code4rena or @sherlockdefi. You might win a few bucks, you might not, but it’s okay. The point is to get blooded and start thinking about smart contract security.

5. Get your foot in the door

Now is the time to really start angling for a real project. Something, almost anything, to get you off zero and doing real work.

Just like meatspace, people look at you differently when you have some real work experience vs. pure classroom environments.

Notice that this entire roadmap is DOING things. At no point do I tell you to sit around and grind leetcode or read random things until you can rattle off definitions of functions. This is an active, guns blazing path to breaking in.

My own path was very similar to this, but with the benefit of hindsight I would have done things slightly differently. What I did do right was focus on projects. Making working programs will develop your code sense very rapidly, and you can begin to understand why things were done the way they were.

Good luck, anon!

[sassal.eth/acc 🦇🔊 @sassal0x]

I've seen a bunch of confusion around the terminology that we commonly use when talking about staking in Ethereum so I figured I'd put together a cheat sheet:

Entity: An individual, group, company, enterprise or other cohort of people. Entities in the Ethereum staking context can be completely independent of each other but still be operating under the same "umbrella" (for example, Lido node operators are independent entities, but all operate under the Lido protocol umbrella).

Node operator: An entity that operates full node and/or validator infrastructure on the Ethereum network. Node operators have complete control over the infrastructure that they operate (but do not necessarily have control over the ETH that is staked with that infrastructure).

Full node: Software that is made up of a consensus layer client (such as Lodestar) and an execution layer client (such as Besu). It syncs to the head of the Ethereum chain and is then kept up-to-date on new blocks & transactions. Running a full node does not require any ETH stake - only hardware and some basic technical knowledge.

Validator: A client that performs validator duties (attestations, block proposals, sync committees etc) and is rewarded in ETH for doing so. Validators must communicate with a full node and must be collateralized with a minimum of 32 ETH to perform these duties. Many validators can connect to a single full node.

Staker: An entity that stakes ETH either on their own as a node operator, holding or minting an LST, or staking with a service such as a centralized exchange.

Hopefully this gives you clarity around the most frequently used Ethereum staking terminology!

[gino.eth 💽 @GinoTheGhost]

Blur is finally dying, but not before nearly dragging down the NFT market with it.

Here's a mini thread/rant on how we got here and what I think happens next ↓

[Loopify 🧙‍♂️ @Loopify]

just saw this picture saved from last year

I wonder how this looks updated with all the top 50 NFT projects

[wale.moca 🐳 @waleswoosh]

Is the bottom in yet?

[Jeremy Vaught @jeremyvaught]

16 years ago, I created @music and have been running it ever since. Just now, Twitter / X just ripped it away.
Super pissed

[Rocketscan @RocketscanIO]

Smoothing pool record with 622.665 ETH in this rewards period
https://t.co/WYxQHL0AaM

[Nova @CryptoGirlNova]

1/ Using 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 to level up is like a 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐝𝐞.

But which threads are actually worth reading?

I've written down 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟓 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 so you don't have to 🧵👇

(Level up and pick your alpha)

[Andrew Lokenauth @FluentInFinance]

If you don't take advantage of AI tools you're going to be left behind.

Here are 7 AI tools to work smarter, not harder — and increase your productivity to finish hours of work in seconds:

[romatis.eth @0xromatis]

@eyeversed Brace ⚔️

[Eyeverse @eyeversed]

The Winners of the Eyevoyage happening on Feb 2024

Are you braced up?

[Ark Project @ArkProjectNFTs]

Introducing ArkProject: NFTs Made Easy With Shared Liquidity. We leverage the power of the @Starknet ecosystem to transform the way NFTs are exchanged. Find out more below 🧵👇 #Ethereum #Starknet #NFTs #ArkProject

[6529 @punk6529]

1/ On 72,000 hours

Is that a lot?
Is that a little?
Is that a high % of your life?
What can you do with 72,000 hours?
Will any of this matter in a world of AI?
Is the very nature of life going to change?

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

The next step for crypto is to make payments instant and free globally.

This will take lots of work from all of us, Coinbase included, getting layer 2's integrated, better on-ramps, simpler UX/onboarding, etc.

A magic threshold would be getting the average payment under 1 cent and confirmed in under 1 second. I think we'd see orders of magnitude more payments move to crypto if we can achieve that.

Today, crypto has the *potential* to improve global payments infrastructure, but it hasn't yet delivered on that promise as we're largely still stuck on layer 1. Payments are like water, they flow to the path of least resistance.

[Matt Allen @investmattallen]

Most people want to be an investor

But most investors don’t know how to read a cash flow statement

Here’s how to read a cash flow statement:

[Dion McIntosh @meetdion]

Anybody out there have a connection at Meta that can help unblock a business account? We can no ping we run promotions on our IG. One of our companies got blocked and we have no clue why. Been in good standing for 7 years.

[6529 @punk6529]

A guide to setting @ensdomains, setting an ENS subdomain, using ENS with a (Gnosis) @safe and so on

I hope you find it helpful. Ping any suggested improvements below

https://t.co/DkSKIiaoYs

[SFGATE @SFGate]

Anchor Brewing Company, a historic San Francisco craft brewery, is ceasing operations and liquidating the business. https://t.co/aiXCM8CZdE

[Garbage Friends ♻️ @garbagefriends]

The Garbage Mint Plan 👇🧵