356 sats \ 1 reply \ @ajonas OP 19 Dec 2023 \ parent \ on: Start your career in bitcoin free open-source software with Chaincode Labs bitcoin
Absolutely. This is a particular area where bitcoin gets its lunch eaten by ethereum, et al. My favorite tool, polar, is beautifully done, but its not Jamal's full-time job or anything. We've explored streamlining dev environment setups, but it lacks polish.
Warnet and SimLN were two other attempts at adding to tools to be proud of list, but we aren't there yet.
Meanwhile, Truffle has a staff of 16 (!) and hardhat has 4 open full-time roles right now.
Lots of work to do.
I've wondered about this before -- is there a structural reason why btc is destined to get its lunch eaten in this manner? Like, does the vibrant eth ecosystem stem from the fact that it's fertile soil for shitcoinery, and this is a beneficial side-effect that btc couldn't realistically equal?
Or is it a historical accident, and the right support could turn it around, and btc could exist at the same standard? Ecosystem support and maintenance seems to be the unloved stepchild of open source in general, and btc in particular. I posted about the consequences of this a bit here.
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