Ask HN: Self-taught webdev with lots of free time. What should I learn?

Re:Ask HN: Self-taught webdev with lots of free time. What s... by onyb on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @08:43AM (#24131452)

Learn web3.js and build dapps. You already have most of the requisite skills under your belt.

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Re:Ask HN: Self-taught webdev with lots of free time. What s... by newsbinator on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @08:52AM (#24131533)

I haven't encountered any dapps yet that are useful in day-to-day life.

Are there any popular or important ones you could recommend?

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Re:Ask HN: Self-taught webdev with lots of free time. What s... by beaner on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @12:00PM (#24133372)

Compound, dYdX, crypto kitties, uniswap, Dai, Lightning network, Augur...

These are mostly financial apps. Compound for example provides the ability to earn decent interest rates (currently ~2-6%) in a time of 0.1% at banks. That's definitely important for people taking it seriously and using it to grow real savings. It's not a joke or a toy, it's used for real investments.

Lightning is helping Bitcoin become more usable. dYdX, uniswap, and dai are important infrastructure for the crypto economy. Cryptokitties is a game that is not important but is popular. Augur gives insight about the future.

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Re:Ask HN: Self-taught webdev with lots of free time. What s... by snack_man on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @10:58AM (#24132674)

Right now best examples are mostly NFT games like Axie Infinity and NBA Top Shot. DeFi arguably qualifies... Decentralized replacements for many siren server offerings will likely be developed over the next decade, no harm in getting started now.

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