Davethompson

Backend + smart contract |
@the10kSquad Full stack |
@SeismicSys @RialoHQ Contributor

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

This past week has been an exciting one in the @SeismicSys ecosystem. We’ve seen more developers actively building, experimenting, reporting bugs, and pushing the network forward. The growth in participation is becoming noticeable, and that’s a strong signal to the ecosystem .

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

Grialo @Johson_Nguyen
It's builders hub
Rialohub backend in progress

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

Standing at the edge with Rocky, looking at how far we’ve come and where we’re leaping next. 🌅
New horizons, same solid circle.
Gmic @NoxxW3 @xealistt

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

Seismic introduces confidential smart contracts.
Developers can keep sensitive information encrypted while maintaining blockchain security.
Gmic @NoxxW3

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

@SeismicSys changes the game.
Instead of asking developers to choose between decentralization and privacy...
Seismic gives them both.
Developers can build smart contracts where sensitive data stays encrypted while still being verifiable on-chain.

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

Imagine if your bank account balance...
Your salary...
Your business revenue...
Your investments...
were visible to everyone.
That's today's public blockchain.
This limits adoption.
Many businesses simply cannot move sensitive operations on-chain.

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

Gmonad
G10k

[Pures⨀ul☁️ @puresoul0109]

Have a great day ahead

Touch some grass

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

@puresoul0109 @daveontheway @monasex_1 @crexsol @data_gene @AdedayoWeb3 @0x_adah @zayn4pf Come with 3 baddies
2 for me
1 for me ltr in the day

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

There’s something people call “backend developers” vs “backend engineers”

But let’s be honest it’s not just about building basic CRUD APIs

Ever thought about how Netflix streams stay seamless

How X pushes notifications to tens of millions of users in real time

How Stripe processes weekly payouts at massive scale without people randomly missing funds

If you really think about it the job goes way beyond endpoints and controllers

So here’s the real question

Are you actually a backend engineer or just someone building APIs, I want to hear your takes?

[Ifiok Ambrose @ifiokambrosee]

Congrats @saheedniyi_02
This is great!

[Suni @suni_code]

Don’t overcomplicate it.

• Build a File Search Tool to learn recursion and indexing
• Build a File Search Tool to learn recursion and indexing
• Build a Rate Limiter to understand queues and timing
• Build a Cache System to learn TTL and eviction strategies
• Build a JSON Database to learn storage engines
• Build a Key-Value Store to understand data structures
• Build a Chat Server to learn sockets and concurrency
• Build a Load Balancer to understand routing logic
• Build a Reverse Proxy to learn request forwarding
• Build a Web Crawler to learn graph traversal
• Build a Search Engine to learn indexing and ranking
• Build a Search Autocomplete to learn Tries
• Build a Task Scheduler to learn cron-like systems
• Build a Message Queue to learn producers and consumers
• Build a Job Queue to learn background processing
• Build a Pub/Sub System to learn event-driven architecture
• Build a Feature Flag System to learn configurations
• Build a Config Manager to learn parsing and environment management
• Build a Git-like Version Tracker to understand diffs and commits
• Build a Diff Tool to compare files efficiently
• Build a Static Site Generator to learn templates and file systems
• Build a Markdown to HTML Converter to practice parsing
• Build a Template Engine to learn string processing
• Build a Session Manager to learn authentication basics
• Build a Token Bucket Rate Limiter to understand traffic control
• Build an API Gateway to learn request orchestration
• Build a Log Aggregator to learn observability
• Build a Metrics Collector to understand monitoring systems
• Build a Distributed Cache to learn system design basics
• Build a Service Discovery Tool to learn microservice communication

Build Projects, Not Just Tutorials.

[Neo Kim @systemdesignone]

If you want to get ahead of 99% of software engineers, then read these 12 books:

1 Designing Data-Intensive Applications
2 Clean Code
3 The Pragmatic Programmer
4 The Mythical Man-Month
5 Introduction to Algorithms
6 Code Complete
7 The C Programming Language
8 Refactoring
9 The Art of Computer Programming
10 Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
11 Peopleware
12 Design Patterns

What else should make this list?

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

@code_bytein @tobilobasb 😹😹

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

Clean shii

[Living Like The Boss @LivingLikeBoss]

🇲🇽🌵 WORLD CUP 2026 – MEXICO 🌵🇲🇽

Home to 130.9 million people and the vibrant Mexico City, this nation is famous for its rich history, colorful traditions, incredible cuisine, mariachi music, and some of the most passionate football fans on the planet.

For one day, the King of the @the10kSquad traded his sacred robes for the green jersey of El Tri, grabbed a sombrero, raised a tequila shot, and joined Raúl Jiménez and Ochoa for tacos beneath the legendary Chichén Itzá.

The result?

🇲🇽 Mexico 2 - 0 South Africa 🇿🇦

A perfect start for the hosts, and an even better excuse for PureSoul to order another round of tacos… strictly for cultural research purposes, of course. 😂

❓Which nation are YOU supporting in World Cup 2026? Drop your flag below! 👇🌍⚽

🇵🇹 Day 2/♾️ until @puresoul0109 delivers NFT #245 to a Proudly Portuguese Parrot.

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

Gmonad
#G10k
are you a top holder 👀 ?

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

G10k

[The 10k Squad @the10kSquad]

WE ARE LIVE:

https://t.co/uap0cHRtOX

Hold 10k squad NFT-connect that wallet to a platform-get points daily.

More NFTs more points boost-more days you hold with not moving from wallet bigger streak-another multiplier!

Points used for? - check squadmania X space or wait for tomorrow 😜

Have fun!
All info will be tomorrow in our discord, for now start collecting those points 🔥

#squadmania

[Davethompson @Davethompson100]

Ready for #Squadmania
External API ✅
Backend ✅
Front-end -- loading
Database ✅
G10k 🫥

[The 10k Squad @the10kSquad]

Another milestone for The 10k Squad!

@opensea VERIFIED ✔️

SQUADMANIA starting tomorrow and all stars are aligned !

Join the SQUAD:
https://t.co/OhlFU8sdDe

[Piyush Sachdeva - Building ReelDrop + CannerAI 🚀 @techie_piyush]

before kubernetes -> learn docker
before docker -> learn linux
before linux -> learn computer fundamentals
before everything tell yourself that its going to be a long journey, its going to be difficult but at the end its going to be all worth it. there’s going to be 1000 others who start their journey with you but 990 of them will quit half way through, you just need to be in 10 who refuse to give up. I promise it will be worth it

[Shubh @TheSuperEng]

These No BS engineering blogs are a goldmine for serious backend and infra engineers:

1. Netflix TechBlog
2. Uber Engineering
3. Engineering at Meta
4. Cloudflare Blog
5. Stripe Engineering
6. Slack Engineering
7. GitHub Engineering
8. Airbnb Tech Blog
9. Dropbox Tech Blog
10. DoorDash Engineering
11. Pinterest Engineering
12. LinkedIn Engineering
13. Spotify Engineering
15. Shopify Engineering
16. Datadog Engineering

[Abhishek🌱 @Abhishekcur]

This article is literally wow.

i read it 2 years ago, and coming back to it today, it still feels new.

few tutorials teach computers in a way that permanently changes how you think. this is one of them.

If you've never built a VM before, you're missing one of the biggest "aha" moments in computer science.