Howard Sherman
@howard01234
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Coaching tennis. Building crypto stuff. Web3 dev with a killer serve. On here because I’m told I have to be.
Joined December 2022
Nothing big to shill yet. Just building crypto tools for communities — and a network of friends. Also trying to stay in shape to keep up with the kids on court. Follow if you’re into purpose-built crypto.
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The higher ETH goes the more people will come to the space! Looking forward to conventions in 2026. With the hype, I'm sure the energy will be electric again.
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Ethereum developer being held in turkey - “Ethereum misuse” being given to him as the reason. Still developing. Very troubling. Wasn’t Istanbul a proposed location for DevCon 2026? @ethereum @tkstanczak @hwwonx
So we now have more information. The minister of internal affairs of Turkey is saying I helped people misuse @ethereum. I’m fully open to cooperate with any authorities from Turkey or any country, we didn’t help anybody do anything, but we will also defend ourselves.
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That’s the playbook I wish I had in Year 1. No hype. Just real steps that work in 2025: – Learn JS → Solidity – Build → Ship – Hackathons → Freelance – Use AI with caution If you're on this journey too — reply or DM. Let’s connect 👇
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Bonus: Using AI — smart or lazy? Skip AI while learning the basics. You won’t know when it’s wrong. Once you’ve built a few dApps: ✅ Use AI to brainstorm, refactor, write boilerplate ❌ Don’t let it write critical smart contract logic for you
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7. Freelance when ready Once you’ve built a few things, start offering your help. You’d be surprised how many people need a dev who: – Communicates well – Works reliably – Gets things done Even small paid gigs build momentum.
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6. Contribute to open source + ship side projects You don’t need to be a wizard. Start small. – Fix bugs – Submit docs – Build your own tools These add up fast. People respect consistency more than credentials.
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5. Join Hackathons These are growth hacks disguised as competitions. You’ll: – Learn building under pressure – Work with real teams – Build a portfolio – Make connections If you show you can figure things out + ship, people will want to work with you.
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4. Build your first dApp (smart contract + frontend) This is where things click. You’ll understand how everything fits together: 🧠 Smart contract logic 🖥 Frontend interactions 🌐 Blockchain flow Even if it’s ugly, it’s real. That matters.
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3. Skip the Bootcamp I did one. Wasn’t worth it. Only upside: the financial commitment forced me to work hard. If you need that pressure to stay disciplined, go for it. Otherwise, skip. Use that time to build.
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2. Learn Solidity Once you’re comfy in JS/TS, start learning Solidity — the language of smart contracts. I used @AlchemyLearn and found it super helpful. You don’t need to pay — there are plenty of great free options. Just build.
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1. Start with JavaScript + TypeScript Free resources are everywhere. Don’t overthink it. Just start building — simple sites, basic apps. You’ll finally understand how real projects come together. This will pay off later when you touch frontends.
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🚨 If I had to start my crypto dev journey from scratch in 2025…Here’s the roadmap I wish I had: – What to learn (and skip) – How to build fast – When to use AI (and when NOT to)
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It's tough to get anything done with a cat on your lap...
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Seems like 1 day of pair programming, cursor pro & $30 in Claude credit can do what usually took a small team 1.5 weeks. Biggest obstacle is scheduling long uninterrupted coding sessions because everyone wants meetings for partnerships now
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🚨 BREAKING: The silence is over. Haseeb & Tom finally speak out about the Tornado Cash trial. Robert shares the unhinged story of how he tried to CTO a liquor company. Tarun? Somehow drama-free. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:58 Background on Tornado Cash 03:50 Legal Challenges &
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The modern Solidity smart contract stack is - Foundry (obviously) - @solx_compiler for fastest builds - Solady by @optimizoor - Soldeer by @m4rio_eth - Halmos by @0xkarmacoma - Aderyn by @cyfrin - @TenderlyApp for onchain debugging Anything else?
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Tomorrow, 12 jurors will decide whether writing open source code is a crime. This case is about Roman's future and it is also about whether developers can be held criminally liable for immutable smart contracts they can't control. The precedent here is terrifying. If Roman is
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growth takes patience. you will feel invisible for months. your best content will get 12 likes. keep posting anyway. the algorithm rewards consistency over virality.
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there was a long time that many devs working in Ethereum didn’t want ETH to have much value necessarily i think they changed their minds when they realized that those of us who always wanted it have value mostly just wanted to see very, very important things be built on Ethereum
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