It’s at all times enjoyable to listen to about new grants as they’re awarded, however what occurs after the announcement? On this sequence, we’ll verify in on a few tasks which might be properly underway – or already on the end line. Learn on to find out about some current milestones and achievements by grantees!
Devfolio for Ethereum India Fellowship 2.0
Devfolio’s Ethereum India Fellowship 2.0 had two tracks, every focusing on totally different teams for a rigorous 8 weeks of coaching and mentorship with the aim of onboarding proficient builders into the Ethereum ecosystem.
Observe 1 introduced 20 proficient Web2 builders with little or no expertise with blockchain to:
- Be taught constructing blocks for Ethereum growth similar to Solidity, Remix and Hardhat
- Discover quite a lot of use circumstances, from defi to DAOs, NFTs and decentralized storage
- Work on an Ethereum-based undertaking of their alternative
Observe 2 focused intermediate Web3 builders to focus extra intensively on growing a undertaking over the total 8 weeks. Initiatives ranged from novel L2 implentations to safe privateness infrastructure, with mentorship from business veterans.
The EtherPunk online hackathon, which happened throughout the first half of the fellowship program, was a well timed alternative for fellows to submit their tasks to the hackathon and join with distinguished builders for shows and suggestions classes.
The fellows completed so much each throughout and after this system – builders who began this system with little to no data of Ethereum have already gone on to win 1000’s of {dollars} in hackathon prizes and land internships at main firms within the ecosystem. You possibly can see the fellows’ remaining undertaking submissions here.
Sustain with ETHIndia on Twitter @ethindiaco, and watch the Devfolio blog for information about future occasions!
Web3 Labs for Web3j
Web3j is a JVM and Android integration library for Ethereum, created with the aim of creating it straightforward for Java builders to work with Ethereum. Java is likely one of the most typical languages utilized in enterprise settings, and JVM (Java Digital Machine) is likely one of the most-used growth platforms. Web3j, first launched by Web3 Labs founder Conor Svensson in 2016 with the aim of supporting JVM builders, has been developed and maintained by Web3 Labs since 2017. Web3 Labs acquired a grant towards their continued work on Web3j, with current work together with:
- Updating the Web3j documentation
- Updating the Maven plugin
- Improvement on Solidity library dependency administration
- Addition of sensible contract migration help
The Web3 Labs staff will proceed to be the stewards of Web3j, with deliberate work together with enhancements to developer expertise, eth2 shopper open API implementation, and making enhancements requested in a current person survey in addition to ongoing upkeep.
Comply with Web3 Labs on Twitter @web3labs or contribute to Web3J on Github.
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