Clara van Staden
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Snowbridge is live! ❄️
🚀 Snowbridge Launch on Polkadot! 🌉
We’re thrilled to announce Snowbridge is now live on Polkadot! This trustless bridge between Polkadot and Ethereum is a game-changer for interoperability in the ecosystem. 🌐✨
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Snowbridge has been merged into the Asset Hub and Bridge Hub Rococo runtimes. Deployment soon. 🚀
#ChristmasRelease
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Snowbridge has been deployed on Rococo. Successful asset transfer from Ethereum Sepolia -> AssetHub Rococo and back. 🥳
Transactions 👇
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Snowbridge update:
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Quick drawing session tonight. I'm pooped - Roland was up a few times last night and wrestled with k8s from jobs all day. Got to get some drawing in, even if it is only a few minutes. Got about 90 minutes left on this one, methinks.
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@_Manuel_L_
We planned to deploy this week but just didn't make it. Early January, likely at the end of the first week. It will launch on Kusama first but the plan is release on Polkadot nearly immediately after.
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Header are importing as usual, upgrade went smoothly. 🎉Well done to my teammate Ron, who did all the hard work here.
Watching the Snowbridge Ethereum light client switchover from Capella to Deneb on the Rococo testnet... If I can stay awake. 🥱
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Watching the Snowbridge Ethereum light client switchover from Capella to Deneb on the Rococo testnet... If I can stay awake. 🥱
In other news: Sepolia Dencun fork is happening in less than 4 hours. 🍽️
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After I had started working remotely, I saw my friends more frequently. Haven't had many lonely days since.
Recipe for avoiding loneliness while working from home: take the time you would have spent commuting, and be present with friends and loved ones. (Truly present.)
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Lockdown has made me even more introverted. The idea of spending 2+ hours in conversation in person feels daunting. 😬
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Becoming a mother has made me realize how much time I wasted before having a child. An hour is a long time when you are looking after a baby...
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Bought a car cash for the first time. It hurts a lot more, it's easier to deal with a monthly installment than seeing a chunk of cash disappear. Although I hate having a car loan. At least the pain is over now.🙃Hoping to have happy miles.
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What a fun morning! 🙌 I was blown away by the
@wethinkcode
students engagement and participation. Can't wait for this talented group to be released in the workplace.
#excellence
#softwareengineering
@ClaraVanStaden
, Backend Software Engineer at
@Over
discusses building RESTful APIs with our Joburg students.
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New profile pic who dis! I had some new pictures taken - I try to do it every year to keep all the socials up to date. 💅 I was quite impressed with this shop (in Menlo Park), I walked in and they helped me quickly, took 10 minutes and well priced!
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Thanks for this awesome opportunity
@OfferZen
and
@WinTechSeries
!
Our very own
@tumiwc
is hosting an interview at
@WinTechSeries
, bringing together a mentor and their mentee to share their experiences and insights on the process of mentoring 🙌
#WinTechSeries
#WITOnlineFestival
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First pet portrait packed and ready to be shipped! 🥳🎉
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Still really enjoying my screen! 🖥️ I spend so many hours in front of my computer - worth every penny. It's a Samsung LC34J791WTUXEN 34" WQHD (3440 x 1440) Thunderbolt 3 Curved Monitor, highly recommend.
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Software engineering friends, I have a question. A dear friend of mine, who is an aspiring software engineer, dropped out of CS at the University of Pretoria, mostly because of difficult C++ courses. She loves software and I think she would enjoy it as a career.
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Haven't been so tired in a loooong time, but leaving Cape Town with a full heart. ♥️
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Hey
@EasyEquities
! Any plans on releasing an API? I would love to build my own dashboards... ✨
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Register WETH Token:
Ethereum register token:
BridgeHub receive and process: […]abe4a80554026bedf896c53942a35e0f0719
AssetHub receive and process:
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Got the weirdest recruitment email today - a backend engineer for a sex-tech company, focused on male pleasure only, it seems.😂I wonder how they thought I would be a good... fit?🙈
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I replaced my shop images - all have white backgrounds now. It looks consistent now, yay! Next up, home page changes!
Before > After
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🙌🏻 Last bit of excitement for 2019. I've been working as a backend engineer on the web squad and it has been so cool to see web coming together.
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Things I've learnt in software so far:
💎 There are no silver bullets.
⏱️ It almost always takes longer than you think (even when you use _insert super cool new framework_)
🐛 99% of the time, your bug is a simple oversight. Your oversight.
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So I have pivoted... Slightly. 😁 I'm drawing pet portraits now!
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Exciting news! 🎉
@over
for web is in open beta and completely free for two months. Our team is so excited to share what we've been working on with the world.
Shawn Roos made this epic video in the app, about the app - have a look!
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Yay, really excited for this event! 🙌
Speaker Announcement📢: Clara van Staden is a Backend Software Engineer at Over. She spends most of her days building APIs to make Over for Web come to life. Don't forget to RSVP ⤵️ to hear her talk about “Yet Another Language?! Why I Learned to Love Go” .
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Survived my first day of work! Work was good, colleagues understanding. Roland was crying in the background most of the day, though. Tomorrow will be better. 🤞
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@CharlesHSavage
@TimoSolo
@Lipschitz
@kristiavh
@EasyEquities
I have to agree with
@TimoSolo
here. I'm a huge fan of
@EasyEquities
but the lack of 2FA is concerning. Yes, it does add an extra login step and can be annoying, but it adds an extra layer of security that would make me feel more reassured.
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I sometimes feel like I'm copping out by being a employee and not being an entrepreneur, and not striving to be one either. 🤷♀️ I enjoyed this article, and maybe some of you will too.
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I've created an online shop for the first time! 🛒 WordPress often gets bashed because its PHP, but it was super easy setting up a shop using
@WooCommerce
.
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Fiiiiiinally! 🙌
DISNEY+ confirms launch in South Africa this Winter (so June/July-ish)
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Here's a link to my shop! My main goals for the website (in order of importance) are:
1. Maintain momentum in creating more art 🎨
2. Learn how to run a small business 💼
3. Write about learnings (blog/social) 💬
4. Make some pocket money! 💸
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I plan to be fairly transparent about running my little art business, so follow me if you are keen to learn with me! 💡
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I am often surprised by women in tech that say it's really hard to be in this field. Comparing with my friends in law, health and finance, I've faced less bias, had more opportunities, made more money and worked more flexibly than they have.
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@YoungIn45731575
FinTwitter is a awesome place, I have also learnt so much here. Must follow accounts:
@pinkysithole17
@_Hlubikaz
@EMukumbo
@fred_babu
@FrugalLocal
@SoulFairy3
@SaStealthy
@FourieStephens
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Congratulations! It's been great to work with the ChainSafe team. Excited to see what you accomplish in this new phase. 🥳
@caymannan
@dapplion
@philngo_
1/ ChainSafe is excited to announce that we’ve raised $18.75m in an oversubscribed Series A.
The additional funding will allow us to continue creating open-source infrastructure and tooling that empowers
#web3
builders.
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I laughed a bit too much... 😂
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Thank you for my beautiful speaker gift
@GDGJohannesburg
and
@pamelaahill
. You spotted my taste perfectly! 💛
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Being scared of what people will think is the main reason why I am not more active on social media. I delayed creating an online space for my art for some time now because I never felt quite at a place where I feel my work is perfect. I know, I know, it will never be! 😁
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@_Manuel_L_
I can't give an exact date but both our and Parity's intention is to deploy it as soon as possible. I'm guessing around mid - end January.
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Beautiful golden retriever! 🐶
June portraits done and dusted. ✍️
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Looking forward to chatting to Frugal tonight!
This evening I am chatting to
@ClaraVanStaden
about working at a startup.
Is it as glorious as they say?
Let's find out tonight!
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2021 was a great year! ✨ Despite not having any goals for the year (in anticipation of the major life change of having a child, I decided not set goals), I managed to start an art business - a lifelong dream. This is by far my most satisfying accomplishment for the year.
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I have been too quiet on Twitter... But I've been busy. 😊Will post some updates in the next few days. In the meanwhile, this is what I've been up to.
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I might write a book. It's title will be "The Woman Who Almost Choked to Death Rather than Coughing Her Baby Awake Who She Spent an Hour Putting Down for Bed". Catchy, I know. 📖
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Interesting thought: my child will be part of the first generations of kids who will grow up with both parents at home, most of the time.
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It has been a slower week on the content and admin front, but I have started an exciting new art project that I am keen to share soon!
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So relieved I moved my RA to
@sygnia
. The only financial service provider in South Africa even speaking about the classification of exchange traded funds referencing foreign assets as domestic assets. Thank you for the insightful webinar
@Magda_Wierzycka
.
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People complain about the evils of social media, and they are right! Buuuuttt I have to say I've met some incredible people on the internet.
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Great testimony of
@wethinkcode
!
@wethinkcode
@joshilewis
We’ve had great success with your graduates. We stand at 5 graduates fully integrated and were able to get on board very quickly.
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I wish this wasn't so familiar. 👀 I took on two mentees in 2020 and severe underestimated the commitment. Although I'm happy I did it, this picture captures how I felt before the sessions.
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@vdWijden
I agree! I'm not a core dev but have dealt with core devs often in the past year. Most have gone out of their way to help. Thanks
@paulhauner
@benjaminion_xyz
@caymannan
@philngo_
@ralexstokes
@g11tech
@kirkthebaird
@TimBeiko
@rauljordaneth
@n1shantd
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Send WETH from Ethereum to AssetHub:
Ethereum send token:
BridgeHub receive and process:
AssetHub receive and process:
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When you watch one stroller review on YouTube. 😂🙈 It's over!
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@DaReal2345
Little development needed. For Ethereum -> Polkadot solidity contract calls (to register and send ERC20 tokens). Polkadot -> Ethereum XCM requests (to setup agents + channels) and extrinsic call (to transfer ERC20 back to Ethereum). We will also release JS SDK.
Keen to work with
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Pet portraits for June and July are fully booked! 😱 I think I'm on to something here... 🐾
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So Wesbank charges you 3 months interest if you settle your car loan without giving them 3 months notice that you are paying off your car. Nice.🙄They don't warn you in the settlement quote, but it's probably hidden somewhere in the fine print of the contract. LAME
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@OfferZen
's Project Thrive mentoring meet and greet session with
@_nthabi
. Excited for the times ahead! 🤩
#mentoring
#womenintech
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Last day of maternity leave! These months flew by, and at the same time I feel like I haven't been working in years. I'm feeling rather removed from tech at the moment. Curious to see how being back at work will be!
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With my first run of prints they didn't ask me if I wanted the original print grain removed. It looked really weird with the original paper grain printed on the copy, so I asked them to the remove it. Here's the difference:
Before > After
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@pamelaahill
No! No-side-hustle-guilt is totally unnecessary. Besides, you spend a lot of your extra time on furthering the Android community?
Also think side hustles are born from scratching a itch that isn't being scratched at work, so to speak. 😅
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@pinkysithole17
@FourieStephens
@_Hlubikaz
@EMukumbo
@EasyEquities
Got my first $QYLD dividends today, yasss 💰
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@CharlesHSavage
@TimoSolo
@Lipschitz
@kristiavh
@EasyEquities
Other trading platforms do support 2FA. I attribute a lack of 2FA as a barrier to investing larger amounts in EE and I grow nervous as my TSFA grows without this security in place.
Anyways, I still love the product, just my 2c.
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I feel incredibly fortunate to love what I do. Sitting in front of my laptop and creating something can be "seen" gives me immense satisfaction.
Transitioning from a role at my prev job (around 60% dev/40% management), to an IC was a great move. Life is simpler, more fulfilling.
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Made some homepage changes. I removed the shop items completely and just advertised pet portraits, including a "How it Works" section. Going with what works, for now!
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"Simpler isn't always easier. Sometimes it takes a bit of wandering around before you find it." -
@waynethebrain
Love working with such clever people at
@EngineeringOver
🙌
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They did something no photographer ever did before. They showed me a mirror where I was sitting so I could check my hair! So simple, yet makes a difference. These are the other two pics. I'm using the giggly one for Twitter and the smiley one for LinkedIn. 😉
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Connecting to a prod database on day two... To delete things. What could go wrong? 😂
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Beautiful New York. 🏙️ We're cutting our trip short - I anticipate the corona situation getting worse here next week and would rather go home in relatively sanity.
I'll be back! 🗽
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Relieved by Ramaphosas response to COVID-19. Also, relieved Zuma isn't our president in this time. 😅 Imagine the prevention suggestions...
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Transfer WETH from AssetHub back to Ethereum:
AssetHub initiate transfer:
BridgeHub receive and process: […]7f0dd403bbfe06668324a05b005f21a9bcf8
Ethereum receive and process:
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In 2021, I created the following:
- 20 pet portraits (from June onwards)
- 6 works for a local exhibition
- 6 watercolor artworks (bad sellers 😂)
I am aiming to creating 50 pet portraits this year. 🐱 🐶
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Check out
@PolyworkHQ
! It's super cool one pager landing page vibe, but more personality than LinkedIn. DM me if you want a code to check it out. 😌
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A reminder to self. 😅
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Feels kind of banal posting art with all the chaos going around in the country right now. Drawing helps me maintain a sense of normalcy and makes me feel less anxious.
Here's a portrait I finished recently!
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Thanks for having me
@GirlCode_za
! 💛
Check out our latest chat with
@ClaraVanStaden
who is a Backend Software Engineer at Over. We talking everything
#Mentorship
. Do you have a mentor? have you ever approached anyone to be your mentor? have alisten and share with us your experience:
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Done, for now. May tweak in the morning... Client is happy with this version though.
On to the next one!
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About... 8 600 652 drawings away. 😌
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Working in open source is cool because next year I might actually have something to put on a T-shirt.
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My best sleep or naps have been preceded by finishing work that was either challenging or procrastinated for a long time. Hard work is hard work... But so rewarding! 😅
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Love these frames! They round off the pictures so nicely. These two schnauzers went home last week. I was sad to part with them!
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Highlights of 2019:
🌍Travels to Morocco, Portugal, France, Italy and Netherlands
🎶Spice Girls trip to London with
@AnriArmer
🎨Joining
@over
💻Learning
@golang
🏡Redoing our study with
@cmptrwizard
🌴
@AnriArmer
's wedding in Zanzibar
✨Meeting colleagues in Cape Town
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Had so much fun this morning with you! Thanks for having me. The future is bright! ✨
We’re so privileged to have
@ClaraVanStaden
, a Backend Software Engineer
@over
give a workshop to our Cape Town students on how developers can use REST
#APIs
.
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Keen to hear of anyone else working on an Ethereum beacon chain light client for a bridge!
is anyone working on a post-merge light client bridge (eth gateway)
@ClaraVanStaden
anyone else?
wondering if there are helpful standards we can start stewarding to this end?
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