Shock the Web, a brand-new bitcoin hackathon, begins subsequent week on Tuesday, March 22. This is a week-long occasion centered on Lightning and the open net. As a digital occasion, it is open to participation by anybody on this planet.
What Makes The Hackathon Unique?
“For Lightning adoption on the application layer, we need great designers and developers to come and learn about how Lightning works in a fun, intimidation-free environment” says Ed Pratt, one of many organizers of Shock the Web. Bitcoin and Lightning improvement can appear scary for brand new builders, nevertheless it does not have to be. There are a lot of instruments and libraries that purpose to make constructing functions on high of Bitcoin and Lightning simpler.
This hackathon focuses particularly on integrating Lightning apps into the open net. “We started this hackathon so we can see more innovation in bitcoin use cases,” says Johns Beharry, one other organizer of Shock the Web and a contributor to Alby, the Lightning browser extension. “Since the wallet is taken care of with Alby, what next?”
Imagine having a Lightning pockets that may work together with web sites you go to: it will probably tip individuals who present nice content material, show you how to pay for issues on e-commerce web sites, and even authenticate you once you log into a web site. These are only a few concepts: Shock the Web goals to encourage a brand new wave of builders to construct superior instruments and merchandise with Lightning and the net.
Furthermore, one other aim of this hackathon is to improve the engagement of designers within the Bitcoin area. “There are parts of the protocol that designers don’t know about, and if you focus on just designing wallets, we don’t get deeper into how bitcoin can be used,” says Beharry. “I needed to get designers within the Bitcoin Design Community to care about these smaller components so we will remedy issues for the subsequent evolution of Bitcoin apps.”
What Should I Expect From This Event?
“As someone who’s also relatively new to Lightning and WebLN, I wanted to structure the hackathon in a way that first promotes learning and experimentation with some of the leaders in Lightning. It shouldn’t matter if you have zero knowledge on Lightning, design, or development,” says Pratt. While you might select to start hacking on the primary day of the occasion, there are many workshops and talks to assist encourage you and train you new instruments which you can implement in your tasks.
Moritz Kaminski will introduce you to Alby. Michael Bumann will train you ways to construct your first Lightning net app. Andre Néves from ZEBEDEE will train you about Lightning-powered gaming. Roy Sheinfeld from Breez will discuss in regards to the Lightning net financial system. Ben Arc of LNBits will speak about constructing Lightning backends. Christoph Ono of Bitcoin Design will demo the Bitcoin UI equipment.
On Friday, you have to be prepared to start hacking in your mission. Work in your tasks all through the weekend. Mentors will probably be obtainable to information you when you need assistance throughout this course of.
Monday, March 28 is the ultimate day! Presentations start at 17:30 CET that day, and winners will probably be introduced in the course of the closing ceremony at 19:30 CET. Afterwards, there will probably be a digital hangout to have fun and chat with different Shock the Web attendees.
What Are You Waiting For?
Shock the Web’s aim is to make constructing on Bitcoin and Lightning extra accessible — but in addition extra enjoyable! — for net designers and builders. You can register for the hackathon here.
“We need some fresh blood and more designer-developer interaction — on a smaller scale,” says Beharry. “Not everyone coming into Bitcoin can start designing and developing a wallet. That’s a lot of work — on a hackathon you can’t get far. But a project like pleb.fm? Oh that’s exciting — let’s do more of that. Using Bitcoin.”
This is a visitor submit by Stephen DeLorme And Bosch. Opinions expressed are fully their personal and don’t essentially mirror these of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Magazine.
