Blockchain Developer Education (feat. Dan, co-founder Heavy Duty Builders)

A conversation with Dan, co-founder of Heavy Duty Builders.

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Summary

In this conversation, Dan from Heavy Duty Builders discusses their mission to create a community for builders to connect, learn, and collaborate. They primarily focus on organizing online events and workshops, with a special emphasis on Spanish-speaking participants. Dan shares his experience organizing bootcamps and the challenges of reviewing and providing feedback on participants' projects. The conversation highlights the importance of education and community in the Solana ecosystem, and the efforts made by Solana Foundation to support developer education.

Dan discusses his transition from being a full-time developer to focusing more on educational work and strategic roles. He talks about how his company, Heavy Duty Builders, now hires other developers to do client work and refers people for contracts. Dan also emphasizes the importance of work-life balance and the different perspectives people have on work. He highlights the potential of blockchain technology beyond finance, particularly in improving trust in government operations. Dan encourages developers to think about the problems that require trust and how blockchain can address them.

Takeaways

• Heavy Duty Builders is a community for builders to connect, learn, and collaborate.
• They organize online events and workshops, with a focus on Spanish-speaking participants.
• Their bootcamps are intensive and interactive, with weekly homework, projects, and quizzes.
• Reviewing and providing feedback on participants' projects can be time-consuming but rewarding.
• Education and community are crucial in the Solana ecosystem, and Solana Foundation supports developer education. Dan has transitioned from being a full-time developer to focusing more on educational work and strategic roles.
• Heavy Duty Builders now hires other developers to do client work and refers people for contracts.
• Dan emphasizes the importance of work-life balance and acknowledges that different people have different perspectives on work.
• He highlights the potential of blockchain technology beyond finance, particularly in improving trust in government operations.

Find Dan and Heavy Duty Builders online

• Follow Dan on twitter - @danm_t
• Follow HeavyDutyBuilders on twitter - @HeavyDutyBuild
• Checkout the Heavy Duty Builder's Spain developer workshop - SolanaSpain.dev