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Getting started as a smart contract developer

jebitok-dev — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:27:05 +0000

The blockchain industry has grown famous and has attracted a spontaneous amount of curious people ready to learn and skill up considering the different levels of unemployment/underemployment all over the world. The blockchain industry has given opportunities to Traders, Event organizers, Marketers, tech experts from Developers, Designers, DevOps engineers, Game developers, Q&A Testers, project managers, Developer advocates. This week I had my first talk for the year and I had an opportunity to talk about how to get started as a smart contract developer and shared a couple of resources that I thought would be of help to someone who might read through this article.

Here is a list of prerequisites required to get started:-

Basic understanding of web2: HTML/CSS/JAVASCRIPT among other programming languages
Have an interest in blockchain technology: understand general basics of blockchain technology itself, and how it works(immutability, public ledger), blockchain use-cases like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and others from cryptocurrencies, Decentralized finance, NFTs, Metaverse among others
Have a general understanding of the characteristics of blockchain
- immutable
- traceability
- privacy protection
- independence
learn the different blockchain networks: Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, Solana, Stacks, Celo, among others
get started with smart contract development: smart contract development language(Rust, Solidity, or Clarity)
For beginners, it's advisable to pick Ethereum blockchain development as it has many use cases, a lot of learning resources free & paid online and there are a lot of EVM compatible chains that you can work with or build on.

solidity and smart contract development

get basics of solidity programming language
start writing smart contracts, compiling and deploying using solidity on IDEs like Remix
write different smart contract use-cases like ERC20 contract, ERC20 Fungible Token & EIP-721: NFT standard
use libraries and frameworks like Hardhat, Truffle and write tests of the contracts you’re writing
- Node.js/NPM - Runs JavaScript
- Hardhat - Useful framework
- Hardhat - Typescript Support
- MetaMask - Your Ethereum wallet
- Ganache - Your localhost blockchain
- Web3.Js - Connects sites to blockchain
- EtherScan - check transactions
attend boot camps that teach smart contract development or get resources online. Also constantly follow the different blockchain networks as they constantly hold hackathons and training for people interested in smart contract development.
Writing secure Smart contract
Auditing Smart Contracts: Certik

solidity cheatsheet

by HelloSongi.eth

Here is a list of blockchain programs/courses/schools that you can register to take in order to learn blockchain development

Web3Bridge: it offers training for Web2(Javascript, HTML, CSS), Web3(blockchain development: introduction to blockchain development, solidity, writing smart contracts), and advanced programs for Web3 graduates. The program is entirely free, offers onsite and online training, and has two cohorts per year. Web3Bridge also is a lot of blockchain development training, especially across Africa. If you're interested in this program the trick is to apply early and be fully dedicated as they offer advanced training.
Blockgamesgg is an 8-week training program for developers to shape the future of Web3 by teaching how to solve problems by leveraging blockchain technology. It is organized by NestCoin in collaboration with HNG Internship and Zuri Academy.
ChainLink Academy is an open-source learning program by Chainlink the decentralized oracle network that provides reliable, tamper-proof inputs & outputs for complex smart contracts on any blockchain network. The program is absolutely free and anyone is welcome to contribute to the learning resources by creating a pull request to the project's Github repository.
Consensys Academy: it's a blockchain developer online BootCamp that offers training in Ethereum blockchain development: introduction to blockchain, Solidity, a smart contract among others. The program is one of the top sorts of, it's paid and offers a certificate at the end. At times there are scholarship opportunities to join the program. It has one cohort per year check they're a site for more details
rsk Academy education the new generation about bitcoin, blockchain, and open-source technologies. Offers courses: blockchain for developers, blockchain for business
Encode Club is a place to get learning, building, hired, and funded. It offers educative workshops, Bootcamps i.e intensive training to become certified blockchain developers, hackathons, accelerator programs, investment opportunities, and AMAs with industry experts.
BlockDevsUnited - L_EARN is a learning programming that offers developers learning blockchain development an incentive of 2.45 DAI if they pass the tests that come after every learning module i.e Learn & Earn. Check their Github repository then join Discord and Telegram channels where you can show interest in taking the test after learning.
EatTheBlocks a number of paid and free courses to learn blockchain development i.e solidity smart contracts and Ethereum Decentralized applications. EatTheBlock Youtube has resources for learning blockchain development
Smart Contract Programmer - YouTube: It has videos of writing different smart contracts and understanding/mastering Solidity.
BSC X ChainIDE Developer Bootcamp: Binance Smart Chain in collaboration with ChainIDE are running their first Developer Bootcamp that focuses on NFTs, Blockchain games, and Metaverse. You can register for this and updates on future ones.
CS50: Introduction to Computer Science
freeCodeCamp
Crypto Zombies
OpenZeppelin
Solidity Patterns

Non-Technical skills/Visibility

Github Profile
Networking on Twitter: follow smart contract developers, engage them and ask questions
participate in hackathons & bounties on Gitcoin
attend meetups and volunteer to speak in events

apply for jobs frequently: smart contract engineer

Uniswap
AAVE: contact them with your resume
cryptojoblist
Paradigm opportunities
gitcoin bounties
check career pages of blockchain networks that you like

solidity devs

lower salary $1k & $3k as starting salary for junior devs
intermediate devs: higher than $3k
integration engineers: $11k

Roadmap

- **General smart contract development**
- **Ecosystem**
- **Tools**
- **People**
- **Audit Reports**
- **Networking**

Articles

Thank you for reading through my article. There are many resources out there these are just a few of them. You can leave a comment or a suggestion and we can connect more on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Preparation for Job Applications & Tech Interviews

jebitok-dev — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:16:00 +0000

Most people are switching careers into tech and most often they’ll concentrate on learning how to write code and build projects, optimizing on making their GitHub profile, and maybe networking. It’s important to take time to prioritize preparing for job interviews and job applications.

If you're looking for a job don’t be afraid of the technical processes or worry about failing. Just apply for roles if you’re considered for interviews to give it your best whether you’re accepted to the next steps or not consider this as a learning process and odds with a possibility of landing a good role with a company with a good culture that favors developers like you

In this template, I’m going to compile a number of resources and templates one can use to prepare all requirements needed in the job application process and job interviews.

Job Applications

Most companies hiring developers requires one to submit their resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, portfolio, and GitHub profile in the job application forms or if they are to be sent via email. If you’re a budding software developer looking to apply for jobs you take your time to prepare these 6 profiles effectively as you continue learning or when you feel you’re comfortable and want to start applying for jobs.

1. Resume

sites you can use their templates to make your own resume:

Resume.io offers resume templates & has a free trial plus paid plan.
Flow CV: resume builder that is free and one can download their resume after adding all needed sections.
Google Docs: you can make a copy of the resume template and make needed changes to create yours on a google docs document. At the end remember to provide access(view) to whoever will have access to the link.
Resume Genius: sample for web developers and also a resume builder.
Indeed resume-builder

Some employees prefer having a link to your resume to avoid restrictions on space limits when it comes to the pdf form of resume. Having options between downloadable & live versions (link) of resumes is also an idea it helps you become flexible when it comes to job applications.

What makes a good Resume for a developer (Resources)

Resumes should obviously show your:

name, link to your GitHub, personal portfolio, LinkedIn, and email address.
education
experience
skills(programming languages like JavaScript & tools like GitHub)
projects(about 3 projects: small description, live version link or GitHub repository link and language/tools used)

The resume should be limited to one page especially if you don’t have a long experience and it’s also believed that recruiters prefer short and detailed resumes.

Resume articles

How to write a killer Software Engineering résumé - source Freecodecamp
11 articles on Resume - Freecodecamp: this collection gathers for those who looking for their first-ever developer role and experienced ones even those with a non-engineering background.
Resume samples and templates to inspire your next application

2. Cover Letter

Some job applications require you to write down a cover letter and attach it to your job application. For some job applications, the cover letter is optional. Some experts believe that cover is a way you express yourself, your understanding of the company(mission), relationship with the mentioned role(mention that you’re either front-end, back-end, or full-stack developer - in line with the ad if you’re skilled on that line), show your expertise by mention one project and how you used given programming language or your stack, bring in aspects of datelines(project time-frame), communication & collaboration if it was part of it, this will show your professional skills are in line with technical ones.

Google Docs is a way place you can write your cover letter, you can also find cover letter templates and make a copy to suit your role and area of expertise.

Cover Letter articles

3 articles on Cover Letters - FreeCodeCamp
Job hunting article collection - FreeCodeCamp: covers cover letters, resumes & portfolios needed in most tech job hunting process
How To Write a Cover Letter (Plus Tips and Examples) - indeed

3. LinkedIn Profile

Amongst all social media platforms, LinkedIn is known to be the professional social media platform that is associated with professional profiles, job posts, a place you can network with fellow people developers or find employees of the certain company you’re applying or even for recruiters to check your profile and confirm if what is in your resume corresponds to your LinkedIn profile or if you’re a good candidate for them.

As someone who is actively looking for a job or looking to have a long career in tech, it is good to maintain your LinkedIn profile and let them speak on your behalf. Some hiring managers reach out to potential employees through LinkedIn not necessarily through job applications.

All sections of your LinkedIn profile should be optimized from Headline(specify keywords: Full-stack developer or Front-end developer followed by languages & maybe open-source), Add Section, Profile Picture, Featured, Experiences, Volunteering, Education, Licenses & Certifications, skills(programming language/technologies & tools you’re familiar with), Recommendations(let your close network in developer/tech community write you a recommendation), Publications(add some technical articles), and Projects(add past projects & their description preferably GitHub repo links or live version link attached)

LinkedIn profile curation resources

4. Personal Portfolio

Personal Portfolio is a project that shows little about you, most of the past projects that you’ve built while learning how to write code, skills & technologies that you’re familiar with, copy of your resume, contact information, links to your GitHub/LinkedIn/Twitter/Blog(Medium, Dev, Hashnode or personal blog of choice). The structure of a personal portfolio differs depending on the template of your choice but what’s important is for your portfolio to show projects their live version links & GitHub Repository link or GitLab Link.

A personal portfolio could be a web page made out of HTML & CSS or CSS framework like Tailwind CSS/Bootstrap or made out of JavaScript library/framework, or those of Python depending on what you’re comfortable with.

Personal Portfolio Resources

5. GitHub Profile

GitHub is the commonly use code hosting platform. As a developer mostly while learning how to write you’re advised to also use git & GitHub or other code hosting platforms, by committing your own code or contributing to open-source projects.

If you’re new to git & GitHub you can check this playlist on YouTube by NetNinja and crash course by FreeCodeCamp to help you get better since most workplaces operate using GitHub for collaborations in teams and for CI/CD. Also helpful for contributing to open-source projects.

A good GitHub is considered as one that has:

own readme file on the overview page which is created by default by creating a GitHub repository whose name is your GitHub username. With this you can write more descriptions about yourself, projects you’re working on, areas you need help on or where you’re willing to help or collaborate on, your interests apart from coding, and maybe a chart that shows your languages or random avatar/animation effects.
ReadMe files on each project
has a lot of activity(green squares)

Here are some good GitHub profile samples

Job Application Platforms

Portfolio, GitHub profile, Resume, Cover Letter, and LinkedIn profile are top requirements for the job application process. On top of this actively take time to apply for many jobs both on-site and remote roles on:

LinkedIn
Twitter follows trends like #techishiring and active tech twitter community and hiring managers/CTOs who frequently hire for their teams. Also, the Twitter search feature is so efficient you can search frequently keyword like hiring junior developers, hiring software developer,s and saving so that you keep checking the latest tweets
Indeed
GreenHouse
Glassdoor
Angellist
Stackoverflow jobs
Tabulio
Tamborin
BambooHR
ZipRecruiter - 500 startups
via email, if company requests for those interested in a certain role to send their application to given email
company website
Referrals/networking

Once you send a job application the process keeps continuing until you get an offer. Keep sending up to 10 - 15 applications weekly if it's possible. Whenever you send an application you’ll expect feedback from the company either:

an invitation to join the interview process which could be a phone-screen or technical interview
take home-assignment which is common for start-ups and mid-level companies
a rejection email (take it positively, even reply back to them to thank them and ask areas where you can improve on or where you went wrong)
ghosted: no email or feedback (this happens and it's okay)
if it was the hiring manager who had reached out to you submit your profile and they don’t reply back within a week you can write to them a follow-up email just to be sure.

Interview Preparation Process

The tech interview process is formally about 4-5 steps: phone-screen interview, technical interview(part 1 & 2), on-site interview(with developer team), with company owners/management. This differs depending on the size of the company and their interview culture. What is important is for you to be prepared with your technical skills & coding challenges and how to answer behavioral questions properly.

Phone-Screen Interviews: (Behavioral Interview Questions)

This is mostly comprised of questions to help the interviewers know you better, tell you more about the role and it mostly comprises of behavioral questions.

The efficient way to get good at answering behavioral interview questions:

checking through resources
creating a google doc then write down the commonly asked questions on this interview like Tell about yourself, tell about a time you had worked under pressure among others.
start answering each and every one of them using the S.A.R technique which tells the situation, action, and result.
ensure you relate the question & answers to tech experience and if you don’t have an experience relate it to projects you were doing while learning or collaborating with others.
practice the answers by yourself, before a mirror, or collaborate with a friend who is also preparing for job interviews (let them ask you and you also ask them).
use pramp.com to practice with peers who also believe that preparing for interviews is a profitable skill.

Behavioral questions aim to measure your communication, adaptability, time management, motivation & values, overcoming challenges, conflict resolution, and teamwork.

Technical Interviews

This differs from company to company but if you’re interviewing for a front-end, back-end, or full-stack role. You should know your programming language or tech stack and probably that’s the one linked to the job you’re interviewing for. For example, React.js role, react and JavaScript questions will be asked together with some coding challenges/data structure & algorithm questions. For backend or the full-stack roles it could be node.js or python questions, questions about databases, and some async & await coding challenges for Javascript developers.

Read widely and go through the commonly asked question for the given role you’re interviewing. Check the tech interview questions for top companies as some companies use interview questions of companies like Google, Microsoft among others. Also do coding challenges on sites like Codewars, Hackerrank, LeetCode among others as some companies could send you links to questions from those sites.

These technical questions are mostly timed. You could be told to do it from home then submit it at the end of the given time. Answers could be linked to code(given code editor), Q&A either written, audio or video. Just be ready for any set.

Technical Interview Resources

Onsite Interview

This step of the interview comes after the technical questions interview part for most companies. This might comprise of both behavioral and technical questions since you’ll be meeting with the developer team and they would like to know you and you also get a chance to know them better or about the job environment. It’s a chance for them to know if they can work with you or also for you to determine if you can work with them or for the company.

You should prepare well and remember the whole first impression. They might not worry much about dressing officially but just figure out what works well for you. Prior to the interview, they might go through your LinkedIn profile, GitHub Profile, and Resume which you most likely have made them look good by now.

While you’re there just know they already have a hint of who you’re and they have some questions to ask you also ran yourself with some questions for them like their tech stacks, how long they have been in the company, more about the company culture, what they have gained so far since they joined the company and communication channels they use.

onsite interview resources

How to prepare for an onsite interview - indeed
onsite interview questions - Glassdoor
what I learned from doing 60 technical interviews in 30 days - FreeCodeCamp
interview questions you should be asking: if you’re asked do you have any questions for us

Co-Founders/CTO interview

This is almost the last step of the interview before getting an offer. Here you might meet the co-founders of the company if it’s a start-up or midsize company. For some companies, you might meet the CTOs of that company.

For preparation for this step of the interview read more about the company: history, mission, vision & objectives. Check the company website and social media platform, check more information about the co-founders, and remember your experience from the on-site interview you might be asked to make note of your experience & thoughts.

co-founders interview resources

Getting/Accepting an Offer

After all steps of the interview process, the company might decide to give you an offer which you’ll be required to read through and advised to take sometime before accepting. This will involve more about salaries, work schedule and terms of the job either contract-based or full-time. Having read through the offer you can decide to accept, negotiate or reject. It's all within your power and rights.

Accepting an offer Resources

Sites to check Salary range

At times you’ll be expected to state a figure of salary you’re expecting to be paid. Always give a range not a specific figure. Also remember that you’re being paid for the time you’ve spent learning certain skills that you make you suitable for this role, even if you don’t have experience don’t underestimate yourself. Knowing salary range is important to determine what fits the role you’re applying for and the company in order not to under or overestimate.

If it's a remote job you’ll see the salary range for developers on the given role e.g junior full-stack, software developer, etc you’re interviewing for in the company’s country, not your own country. It’s a job within your country also check the salary scale of developers within your country.

Salary Calculator

I’m hoping this template will be of help to you during your job application and technical interviews. You can get as many resources out there as this is just a hint of what you need. Comments and feedback are welcomed. We can connect more on Twitter or LinkedIn

Getting Started with Web3: Communities and Resources

jebitok-dev — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:25:52 +0000

Over the past few months, tech Twitter has gone wild on the conversation around web3 a lot of software developers, designers, cyber security specialists, project managers, developer advocates are eyeing to understand what web3 is all about, how they can start and build a career around. It's been interesting seeing a lot of web3 developers and influencers like Dabit, Patrick Collins, Stephen Fluin, Preethi Kasireddy, CatMcGee, Oliver Jumpertz, Eda, Noah Hein, Samina, Vitto Rivabella, Kacie Ahmed sharing resources, roadmaps, and building communities that can allow developers to get started.

Personally starting my web development was all because I had an interest in blockchain technology/development which is more of web3 and today I would like to share resources and communities that one can join to get started with their web3 journey:-

Resources

Web3: in a nutshell: this article debunks an overview about web1, web2, and web3

Solidity

Solidity Docs
Crypto Zoombies
Solidity Smart Contracts:FreeCodeCamp's Solidity x Python Edition
Udemy Course
dApp University
EatTheBlocks website or Eattheblocks youtube channel
Whiteboard Crypto
Udemy Course
Beekly Bootcamp

Chainlink

Solana

Programming on Solana
Anchor framework of Solana's Sealevel ### Twitter Threads
16 Web3 development resources that helped Dabit get started and land a job
Web3: Gaming
DAO: tips on how to a job via a DAO and get paid in crypto
Web3: Web development x Etherjs
Web3: Business Models
Web3: Future of the browsers far from payment wallet plugins like Metamask, Hiro Wallet...
Getting Started with Web3 Development
Web3: Roadmap
From learning to building complete project
Getting started with smart contracts for NFT
Resources for diving to web3

Github Repositories

Communities

Developer DAO is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization i.e a community of people who are interested in participating, learning, and contributing to the future of Web3. You can their discord server
BuildSpace where devs learn by building cool web3 projects earn NFTs and get special access to opportunities in crypto.
Moralis a web3 development platform for blockchain projects that uses Moralis software & APIs to build and scale their dApps without any cost and complexity. Works with blockchains like ChainLink, 1inch, Superfarm, Utrust, and Covalent.
Africa Web3 Community is a community of African web3 communities where resources are shared, frequent meetings, and collaborative initiatives.
Web3 Bridge is designed with objectives of building a Sustainable web3 community in Africa, building and supporting web3 developers and startups that will emerge from the program, and reducing barriers of entry into web3, as blockchain technology is associated with some level of difficulty. You can register to join the next cohort of their web2 & web3 training.
ChainIDE Community, chainIDE is a code editor environment
Encode Club is a web3 community that offers a platform to learn, build, get hired, and funded for your projects.
Sankore 2.0 an African-focused blockchain community open for Social media and outreach personalities, content creators, developers, marketers, recruiters, people with interest in networking, UI/UX Designers, venture capitalist/ Investors, crypto Researchers, project management among others.

The communities and resources focused on web3 are many and can exhaust on this article hoping this will be of help to someone getting started. Thanks for reading through my article, you can leave a comment or recommendation here!

Global Metaverse Bootcamp: Part 1

jebitok-dev — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:22:06 +0000

Global Metaverse Bootcamp is a program by White Matrix the creators of ChainIDE the code editor used to write smart contracts that provide debugging, testing, and deployment one-stop services, developers don’t need to install extra tools while working on smart contracts. White Matrix has previously conducted Binance's 8-week Blockchain Development training for African Developers, Blockchain Multimedia Data Science Seminar in collaboration with the University of Alberta and ETH Hackathon 2021.

The BootCamp training running from November 20th to December 15th offers:-

a month-long immersive learning experience, completely free for developers. The program covers Metaverse in general, NFTs, Gaming, and Token Economics.
a chance to learn from technology experts, access the top-industry resources and connect with leading investment institutions.
opportunity to meet the great minds in China's blockchain community.

Definition of Key Terms

Metaverse:

Metaverse is a network of a virtual environment, parallel to the actual world where people behave like virtual characters or avatars and interact with one another as digital objects. Metaverse is a term coined by the science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel Snow Crash to describe an immersive reality mimicking that of the real world.

Metaverse takes on a new meaning when it comes to referring to the most transformative morphology in human development as the age of the Internet has entered a new phase. Technologies of 5G, AI, cloud computing, and blockchain, including token economics and cryptocurrencies, have contributed to the emergence of the meta-universe community.

NFT:

The non-fungible token or NFT is a unit of data added to a file stored in a digital ledger that creates a unique signature. It can be an image file, a song, a tweet, a text on a website, a physical item, or other digital formats of various kinds with characteristics of non-replicability and uniqueness. Lately, more and more crypto artists show particular interest in actualizing their sparkling ideas with NFT.

In March of this year(2021), the auction of an NFT digital collage from the digital artist Beeple Crap ended with a purchase price of over $69 million. The impact of the NFT may have long-term effects on the industrial segments beyond the arts. It is highly likely that segments such as venture capital and finance should embrace NFTs as a trusted instrument for proclaiming and transferring proofs of ownership. The near future will undoubtedly witness an explosive boom of NFT.

Game Mechanics:

Like the basic theorems and formulas in physics, gaming mechanics are the basic principles for blockchain gameplay. Generally speaking, the mechanics of board games and video games are designed to facilitate play. The interaction of mechanics and players determines the complexity and intensity in the experience of the game, which co-determines, with the construction of the environment and economic model, the durability of the game.

Gameplay is essentially the creation and transmutation of rules to produce and stimulate a player's needs. A decent game comes from the combination of rational and logical gaming mechanics which subtly explores and innovates the rules for such a purpose. Therefore, the game is eventually the actualization of the gaming mechanics to provide the game player with a sense of participation to his/her fullest satisfaction.

Token Economics

Token economics can be understood as a subset of economics that studies the economic institutions, policies, and ethics of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services that have been tokenized.

Cryptographic tokens represent programmable assets or access rights, managed by a smart contract and an underlying distributed ledger such as a blockchain network. These tokens are often issued with just a few lines of code, using a simple smart contract running on a distributed ledger.
The existence of tokens in general and digital tokens, in particular, is not new, but the speed with which these cryptographic tokens are being deployed and issued is an indicator that they might be the game-changing application of blockchain many people have been waiting for.

Topics to be Covered

part 1

From Blockchain to Metaverse
Metaverse and Blockchain games
Bridge between Web2, Web3, and MiddleWares part 2
How crypto changes art and what creators can learn from it
Concise expressions on voxel art
Entering the metaverse: Why NFTs are important part 3
ChaninIDE and dApp development
Blockchain game design part 4
Token economy
Opportunities of Defi NFT in Metaverse
GameFi: Building a sustainable game economy

part 5

Introduction to the master of blockchain game -game CreatorDX
Architecture of blockchain game
Hands-on experience: Master of Blockchain part 6
How Matrix World will change the way we work, play, and stay in the future
How Blockchain Gaming is Taking the Crypto Ecosystem to the Next Level

This was just an overview of the expected topics to be covered on the Metaverse BootCamp training and as the event happens I'll be writing the articles linked to the different parts to be covered by the speakers. Thanks for reading through my article you can leave a comment or we can connect on Twitter.

Global Metaverse Bootcamp: Part 1

jebitok-dev — Mon, 06 Dec 2021 15:19:28 +0000

Blockchain to Metaverse

The session was taken through by Xiao Wu, the CEO of White Matrix, the organizers of this program.

Blockchain Innovation Today

Cryptokitties was the first ERC-721-based blockchain game that allows users to collect and breed kitties.

ERC721 is a standard for representing ownership of non-fungible tokens, that is, where each token is unique. ERC721 enables the creation and trading of NFTs on the ETH platform. ERC721 is a more complex standard than ERC20, with multiple optional extensions, and is split across a number of contracts.

NFTs use-cases have risen over the past year for example:-

Olympic NFT - Tokyo 2020 sold via USDC & Visa. The NFTs sold out within 24 hours.
Tiktok Publish NFT first creator led NFT collection in collaboration with Immutable X at the auctions made have been sold out.
When Facebook renamed itself to Meta, it announced that their Metaverse will support NFTs
Microverse released Windows 11 NFT during the launch of Windows 11, Microsoft describes its Windows 11 NFT as a “one-of-a-kind cryptographic token that lives in your digital wallet and unlocks valuable experiences and rewards.”
Artists like Justin Bieber have been seen creating their metaverse experience on live performance and music videos.

Why do we need Metaverse

Metaverse is a term coined by the science fiction writer Neal Stephenson in his 1992 novel Snow Crash to describe an immersive reality mimicking that of the real world.

The resources on earth are limited, with the increment market and boom of the internet we need to move from a limited to unlimited paradigm. With Metaverse we can avoid the battles in the stock market by creating an unlimited experience with a low marginal cost. The internet boom led to the global recession which was a result of the rise of companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft which have gotten to the worldwide market.

Why Blockchain-Metaverse

Metaverse is the promise of the blockchain. Metaverse is a life-like virtual reality on the internet and there are two types of metaverse:-

the one that is immersive & controlled i.e created by companies
blockchain-based metaverse i.e everyone is connected, crypto transactions, dApps(decentralized applications), open, interactive, and connected

How to build Metaverse

the genesis of the metaverse is based on:

perception i.e algorithms & interface
regulation i.e blockchain is open, connected & transparent
mass production i.e AI for a fantastic metaverse

Tiktok publishing made a high-profile entry into the NFT market by publishing an ad in New York Times thus decentralizing themselves by using NFT to create with more creators.

Metaverse Seoul blockchain-driven metaverse i.e social journey(education and city life) Metaverse Seoul, a blockchain-driven metaverse that aims to make Seoul, South Korea a city of coexistence, a global leader, a safe city, and a future emotional city. The Seoul Metropolitan Government has invested about €2.8 billion on this project as part of the Vision 2030 plan and intends to create the virtual communication ecosystem for all areas i.e economic, cultural, tourism, educational, and civic service, in three stages from next year.

CityDAO is building a city on the Ethereum blockchain linked to a physical piece of land. Recently Vitalik Buterin bought NFT citizenship on CityDAO & Francis Suarez said Miami city would be giving a BTC yield to residents for staking MiamiCoin.

The Flow blockchain from Dapper Labs, the creators of CryptoKitties, chase Flow Blockchain: Home of NBA TopShoot. With NBA TopShoot brands embracing blockchain, NBA teams, players, and history are minted into NFTs that are sold to fans. Over 100M in crypto-collectible NFT has been sold.

Blockchain-driven Metaverse use-cases

Sandbox is a virtual Metaverse where players can play, build, own, and monetize their virtual experiences. It empowers artists, creators, and players to build the platform they always envisioned, providing the means to unleash your creativity.

Decentraland allows users to create(scenes, artwork & challenges), explore(land owned by users to experience incredible scenes & structures), and trade(land, estates, avatar wearables, and names) in the first-ever virtual world that they own.

Cryptovoxel Cryptovoxels is a virtual world and metaverse, powered by the Ethereum blockchain. Players can buy land and build stores and art galleries. It has editing tools, avatars, and text chat which are built-in.

Metaverse for Social Good: Thoughts from University Perspectives

session taken through by Wei Cai, Ph.D.

Fundamentals of Metaverse

Metaverse is virtual reality or a space where people can interact.
Virtual Reality(VR) and Argument Reality are components of Metaverse and they already exist i.e virtual games and persistent games.
Cloud computing, network, electricity are needed to support the metaverse.
The metaverse is defined by tradable, negotiable, digital assets and user-generated content.
Metaverse's motivation originates from Vitalik Buterin's About me page:-

"I was born in 1994 in Russia and moved to Canada in 2000, where I went to school. I happily played World of Warcraft during 2007-2010, but one day Blizzard removed the damage component from my beloved warlock's Siphon Life spell. I cried myself to sleep, and on that day I realized what horrors centralized services can bring. I soon decided to quit."

Solid Fundamentals for Metaverse

centralized servers have limited digital access but blockchain support on metaverse allows change from centralized to decentralized servers with Defi, NFT, play-to-earn, GameFi(gaming world).

Reviewing Metaverse from Layers

The virtual world intersection with the physical world is made up of three layers i.e ecosystem, interaction, and infrastructure:-
Ecosystem
comprises:-

user-generated content i.e people are the consumers and creators
economics
artificial intelligence(AI)

Interaction
comprises:-

content creation interface
immerse intersection
digital twins N/B: Virtual Reality(VR), and Argument Reality(AR) as the brain interface of the computer for common UX and make it feel real.

infrastructure
comprises:-

blockchain & storage
computation power
communication & network

History of the Metaverse

Writes back to Snow Crash, a Novel written in 1992 and before 1992 car games played by people without computer support created an experience. After 1992 the internet was created to connect people i.e multiplayer world and players started discussing hence creating a narrative(GUI).

3D Graphics

mosiver which had massive users and advanced virtual economies
Second Life game with no rules, rewards, open society which is virtual.
Roblox game which connects people
Fortnite

Features of Metaverse

Text-based Games
Virtual Open Worlds
MMO Video Games
Decentralized-virtual world

Infrastructure Blockchain

Axie Infinity is not a metaverse but a play-to-earn gaming model with YGG Finance model, UGC blockchain game components unlike blockchain games based on metaverse like Cryptovoxel, Decentraland and Sandbox which still under development but has the same concept as Robloxand players create their own games.

The web eases accessibility via URL and unity makes access difficult

Metaverse For Social Good

Accessibility

Blockeley: UC Berkely Graduation Ceremony - Minecraft
Concert of Travis Scott surreal & spectular concert- Fornite (post-covid) Diversity based on limited resources
Joe Biden's presidential campaign - Animal Crossing
Poster exhibition in virtual Standford University

Equality

Decentralized Autonomous Organization(DAO) - decentral and ability to vote, use unique crypto, and no bias based on skin color or languages. Humanity
Assassin's creed unity - Human
Forbidden city Minecraft - Human Engineering

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHKSZ) blockchain-driven Metaverse for Social Good - Prototype for creating content, sharing views, and liquidity tokens. instead of staking it delivered by location/rate of the token by decentralized smart contract e.g being in the dormitory instead of the library, lecture halls reduces tokens and vice versa spending more night hours studying instead of being in the dormitory for better behavior.

Perspective Fields

Blockchain(crypto), user-generated content(UGC), interactive technology, finance, gaming/entertainment, social networks are parts of fields that will play a role in the metaverse.

Resources

Metaverse Research Paper - 2021
Blockchain Game Research - 2018 Thoughts on Future of Metaverse (5-10 years)
parallel metaverse trend
interoperable token(DEX/AMM)
interoperable NFTs (cross different games) > “I cannot think of anything that can replace fibre optics. In the next 1,000 years, I can’t think of a better system. But don’t believe what I say, because I didn’t believe what experts said either.” Sir Dr. Charles Kuen Kao

From Web2 to Web3

Session by Suji Yan, Mask

Web 1.0

Internet and digital evolution started 25 years ago in the 90s.
Operating System with windows dominating in the 90s, Netscape browser built with windows OS. After the introduction of Javascript in 1995 to develop websites word to windows apps was replaced. Web 2.0 Today's infrastructure is based on:- data trackers, centralized IDs, social community likes of Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Facebook-Libra among others. Web 3.0 Our solution

Mask

Mask Network is built upon web 3.0 to grant networks i.e dApps, Web 3.0 projects. Mask acts as a bridge between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0.

Features of Mask Network

encrypted message(privacy)
file service
NFT
ITO(Initial Twitter Offering)
Trading - Twitter-enabled exchange
Red Packet - for sending crypto/money First Red Packet on Twitter
10 twitter influencers including makerDAO, Vitalik, dAppReviewer prior to covid in 2020 used it.
low gas fees. Directly buy and sell NFTs on Twitter
Mask supports marketplaces like OpenSea and Rarible Web3 Gallery This detects ENS/ERC20 address on your Twitter profile and automatically shows all NFTs owned to that address. It lets everyone know you own them. No more JPEGs. Enable NFT Avatar using MASK extension.

Mask x Cent
Mask in collaboration with Cent enables buying the tweet you just saw on Twitter, mint tweets. Mask remains here to connect Web2 & Web3 on the Metaverse.

Thank you for reading through my article this has been a long article with a lot of information based on Metaverse, blockchain-driven metaverse, features, fundamentals, and tech stacks relevant to metaverse and use-case of connecting web2 to web3 on Metaverse. This was a continuation of Global Metaverse Bootcamp article in the next article I'll cover NFTs and the relevance of art in the Metaverse.

Take care of what you have now so that it takes care of you in future

jebitok-dev — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 21:19:31 +0000

In programming there's this policy of "take care of what you have now so that'll take of you tommorow". I've been thinking of it in relation to the PCs or Macs we use no matter how fancy or even if it's not working properly as long as you can write code on it just keep it in best conditions possible in future you'll appreciate it .

Attimes we wanna contemplate on the data subscriptions ,the prices of acquiring some paid courses, attending a bootcamp training among others that will help you master and improve our developer skills but if you choose to focus on what you want to achieve in future you'll just be left complying to the policy of taking care of what you have now so that it takes care of you in future.

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jebitok-dev — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 19:03:03 +0000

Just six months into software development and the major lesson/advice I'll carry with me was "grow your developer community do not be limited to one dev community". I started with Bootcamp training at Lakehub Academy, Kenya;

covered part of Freecodecamp curriculum and interacted with their community on twitter and general tech twitter influencers;
joined hng internship and interacted with good number of designers , developers and mentors;
I'll be joining WeJapa internship from tommorow hoping to gain and learn more from its community;