Hi Friend,
Hope you’re faring well out there. Despite the “Great Pause,” as some are calling it, May has been another productive and energetic month for the ecosystem, from Ethereal Summit at the start to ongoing Ethereum 2.0 testing and development to Reddit’s recent announcement about Ethereum-based community points.
We’ve had a blast coding with a bunch of you on our developer livestreams. We host them every other Thursday, so tune in when you can. We also always share out the recording afterward in case you can’t make it. Here are the latest resources from our side: virtual hackathons, security pro tips, expanded dev kits, and more to help you keep skilling up, as well as a few inspiring gems we stumbled upon.
Dev Resources
#ConsenSysLive Developer Livestreams: ConsenSys Academy hosts biweekly livestreams for developers and crypto-curious who want to dive into the code, tools, products, and ideas driving innovation in the Ethereum ecosystem. Here’s the recording from last week:
- Build Your Own Ethereum API: Developers from Infura and Compound walk you through building your own Ethereum API with code examples and recent lessons from Compounds’ Developer Relations Lead.
Virtual Hackathons. There is no better time to participate in virtual hackathons than right now. You can find a full list of upcoming hackathons with links to the registration pages in our free mini-course, Blockchain Hackathon Preparation for Developers. If you complete the course, we’ll automatically enroll you in a sneak peek of our Blockchain Developer Program, so you can test drive the first half of our full-stack training and pick up Ethereum development skills.
- Gitcoin Virtual Hackathons: These are a great way to earn crypto prizes, meet others in the blockchain community, and learn new technologies from leading companies in the Web3 space through webinars and workshops. You can sign up for both current and upcoming hackathons.
- Winners of the STOP COVID-19 Hackathon: ConsenSys Health, Hyperledger, Gitcoin, and OpenMined recently announced the winners of their hackathon, which brought together 500+ participants from over 70 countries.
Ethereum Dev Podcast. Billy Luedtke and Robbie Kruszynski from ConsenSys’ Developer Relations Team regularly interview developers from across the Ethereum space on their Ethereum Hot Takes Podcast. Come check it out!
Product Updates
Diligence
Book a Security Spot Check: Diligence’s new 1-day reviews help you build security into your blockchain code from the start so you can save time and money in the long run.
Questions DeFi Users Should Be Asking DeFi Devs: From admin permissions to auditing, here are the questions that vigilant DeFi users should be asking about a development team’s security stance.
An Experiment in Designing a New Smart Contract Language: Diligence’s Steve Marx writes about why he designed a new smart contract language called “Smart” and the status of his work.
Infura
How to Scale Your Dapp With Infura: These lessons from leading Ethereum dapps will help you save time on DevOps and learn the pros and cons of running your own node.
What You Missed at IPFS Pinning Summit: A recap of the summit and Infura’s plans to expand its current API and Gateway functionality.
Safely Scaling Open Finance Networks With Hybrid Infrastructure: How Gnosis uses Infura to ensure their infrastructure is maximally decentralized and resilient.
Ethereal Virtual Summit Recap: Ethereal went virtual on May 7th and 8th with 2 days of keynotes, panels and roundtable discussions and 100+ speakers. Infura’s Developer Relations Lead Sean Brennan presented a demo of Versus, one of Infura's new open-source API benchmarking tools that lets you compare your workload across different node implementations and Web3 providers. Check out the recording here.
MetaMask
On-Demand Webinar – Social Tokens: Learn how to create a social token and power online communities with experts from the MetaMask team.
Sign Up to Get Notified About MetaMask Mobile: Be the first to know when MetaMask Mobile goes live in iOS and Android app stores.
PegaSys
Microsoft’s Blockchain Developer Kit for Ethereum: Microsoft’s kit now directly supports Hyperledger Besu so you can quickly deploy a permissioned, consortium network or launch on mainnet.
How to Run a Hyperledger Besu Node on Mainnet: Benefits, requirements, and setup tips.
Join the chat channel for Hyperledger Besu to connect with the Developer team.
Connect to the latest Eth2 testnet with our Teku Beacon Chain client. This quickstart will walk you through the process.
Codefi
Security Risks in Ethereum DeFi: An overview of 5 security incidents in the DeFi space and some tools and approaches for monitoring platform risk.
Ethereum 2.0 Staking Report: An analysis of ETH holders’ motivations, preferences, and concerns when it comes to staking on Ethereum 2.0.
What We're Reading / Listening To
Blockchain and JavaScript: ConsenSys Academy alum Yehia Tarek walks through how he and his team created a “Blockchain Service Class” a Javascript class to interact with any smart contract deployed to their private blockchain, forgoing standard wallet applications.
Software Engineering Daily: Jeff Meyerson’s daily podcast about all things software. Academy/Dev Rel’s Tom Hay actually listens to this on his long, socially-distant runs because he’s a nerd.
Things I Wished More Developers New About Databases: The problems that app developers experience are often just the tip of the iceberg. This deep dive runs through a set of database insights that every dev should keep on their radar.
The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet: A thrilling Wired feature about a dev who single-handedly stopped a cyberattack.
What Is Code? An exhaustive, and nostalgic, overview of the history and beauty of code.
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