Taking ERC20 tokens cross-chain is broken. Today, bridges are often slow and expensive, have security vulnerabilities (as evidenced most recently by the Multichain hack), and fragment liquidity when each bridge creates its own version of the bridged token liquidity (and communities) when they create their own versions of tokens. Bridging…

While attending college, I worked part-time at a local recording studio to maintain my serious interest in the music industry. …

When summer of 2017 arrived, I transitioned to a project which allowed me to contribute remotely. After 25 years of working in technology across eight different employers, I was finally able to determine if working 100% remotely would lead to productivity gains … or losses. Just under 3 years before…

Finally, the concept of abstraction is finding a place in web3 and should help make blockchain development less confusing and intimidating — Blockchain can potentially revolutionize how we interact with the digital world. It promises security, transparency, and decentralization. However, for most people, getting started with blockchain can be confusing and intimidating. The need to manage private keys and wallets can be a significant hurdle.

Welcome to the final step in creating your Collectibles portal! Part one of this short series focused on building the collections portal. In this part, we’ll focus on building the frontend — the last piece of the puzzle. Here’s what we’ll achieve: Connect with Flow Wallet: You’ll be able to…

After reminiscing about the good ‘ol days of Ruby, I discovered the Zipper platform and wanted to see how quickly I could build something — I remember the first time I saw a demonstration of Ruby on Rails. With minimal effort, demonstrators created a full-stack web application that could be used for real business purposes. …

Exploring blockchain Flow using the smart contract language, Cadence, by building a website focused on collectibles — In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to make a website that collects digital collectibles (or NFTs) on the blockchain Flow. We’ll use the smart contract language Cadence and React to make it happen. We’ll also learn about Flow, its advantages, and the fun tools we can use. By the end…

Web3 moves fast — new concepts or solutions seem to be hyped nearly every month. Some trends catch on — like L2s and NFTs, and some quickly sink into obscurity. …

As a software engineer, I’ve been reminded that “change” is the only “constant” we experience. Honestly, that premise is why I am just as excited today as I was when I started my career in 1992. I’ve realized there are some “almost-constants” that exist in an industry driven by change. …