Experiment
Be Resilient
"What if I just did this?"
The Long Road Ahead
Be a collector.
Embrace failure.
Gaining 'Real' experience.
Final words



Transcript

00:11     If you have completed all the training up to this point. You can now make a blockchain using the x16s algo.



But what's next?

00:21     Obviously you need to practice your skills over and over again. You now know the foundations of how to make a cryptocurrency. You know what needs changing in order to make the blockchain. You know the essential aspects of creating a blockchain. But you now need to be able to do this fast and without errors. Practice makes perfect. Keep making the tutorial coin, over and over again. Get faster and faster. Until it becomes second nature. And when you can make the tutorial coin in less than a week, without having to review the tutorials. You are ready to move on to other source codes.



Experiment.

01:05     Pick another coin, another algo, another source code. Use what you have learned to make another coin. It's only when you try, that you discover different ways to do things. Google is your friend. Whenever you hit an error, copy the error from your terminal and google it. You will find a lot of developers have hit the same problem before. Often you can find a quick fix. Make a note of it for the next time.



Be resilient.

01:36     You need to overcome obstacles if you want to be a crypto developer. You need patience and often times you want to bang your head against your desk. Know when to walk away from your computer.  Sometimes a 10 minute break is what you need to figure something out.



"What if I just did this?"

01:57     You will often be doing something mundane and then get an idea. What if i just did this? Would it work? Don't google to see if something is possible. Trying it for yourself first is the best way to learn.



The Long Road Ahead.

02:15     If you are like me, after getting my first blockchain going. I was eager to try to do another. Then I stumbled and got very frustrated. It took a long time to really get a grasp of how everything works. You need to give it time and a lot of practice, with various different source codes. Often you will not be able to use the same methods for every source code. You will often get stuck on the genesis block. But be persistent. Look for new genesis scripts in Github source codes. You will discover some source codes that have adaptations. Try to get a sense of what the code is saying. By understanding the code, you can get a better idea of how to manipulate it.



Be a collector.

03:05     When you come across a new genesis script, or an interesting source code. Collect it. Store it away for a rainy day. Be sure to make a note to accompany it. Often at times, you will find something peaks your interest. But maybe you don't have the time to work on it now. File it away and look at it later. This could be a new block explorer, a mining pool, a new QT, or even an android wallet app.



Embrace failure.

03:35     Learn to embrace failed attempts. Each time you fail, you learn more about why you failed. Therefore, you are learning how to get past it in the future. If it goes right on the first attempt, you are not learning. To be a developer, you have to have a love for debugging. Trying to work out why something didn't go to plan, is part of daily life.



Gaining 'Real' experience.

04:04     Get involved in Discord. Become a known figure by interacting in as many servers as possible. At some point, I guarantee you will come across a scam coin. Where the developer has run off leaving the community wondering what to do. They will be looking for someone to takeover the coin. This is your chance to get some experience.

04:28     Fork the source code over to your GitHub account. Then keeping the genesis, recompile with new seeds. Make some new wallets for Windows and Linux and create a new release. As long as you control the seeds you can keep the chain alive. Maybe you will need to make changes to other areas, each coin is different. But use it as practice.



Final words.

04:56     The more you develop your skills, the more confident you will be. Research on your own. I have given you the foundations. Get out there and learn more on your own. Nobody is going to do the work for you, or hold your hand. You have to try, test, fail, in order to succeed. But if you have made it this far, you have what it takes.