Spotlight: Tezos Community Rewards Winners
“If I don’t have a technical background, can I still become a Tezos developer?”
Absolutely yes! The Tezos community will make sure to help you get started.
This week, we featured two recent Tezos Community Rewards winners, Claude Barde and Vince Ferraiuolo for a conversation that offered a community-level perspective on the many different aspects of the global tapestry of the Tezos ecosystem.
Claude, a fixture in the online community known for his helpful tutorials and dapp development, shared his experience as a self-taught programmer who became interested in Tezos late last year and has since gone on to work on over 70 projects on the protocol. “I think about something, I want to see how it works, I want to make it work,” he said, describing his motivation to keep building and experimenting on Tezos.
Vince gave us a glimpse at the upcoming Tezos news website, XTZ News, which, interestingly enough, began after Vince heard about the rewards program during a TQuorum Tezos Town Hall. XTZ news, he says, will feature articles and a podcast series highlighting the different corners of the Tezos ecosystem and help create a resource for people of all experience levels interested in Tezos.
Robert Fontaine, Community Manager at the Tezos Foundation, also touched on the grants process and gave helpful tips to interested developers on how to get started.
Stream this Session and get involved with the global Tezos community. We’re excited to see you there!
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Session Notes
1:38
Introduction of speakers, Robert Fontaine, Community Manager at the Tezos Foundation, Claude Barde, and Vince Ferraiuolo, two recent Tezos Community Rewards winners.
3:06
Q: Robert, could you give us a background of the Community Rewards Program?
5:06
Q: How were the winners selected?
6:00
Q: Vince and Claude, how did you hear about this program, and what are your views of it?
8:17
Q: Claude, could you talk about your work and the process of making Tezos tutorial videos?
10:48
Q: Claude, what are you actively working on right now?
14:42
Q: Vince, could you give us an overview of XTZ news? When did you start working on this and what is your plan?
16:35
Q: You announced that there will be the 1st season of the podcast. Who exactly can we look forward to seeing on the podcast? What is the overall goal of it?
18:03
Q: What are some considerations you have in terms of having a diverse range of speakers?
19:30
Q: Who else is on the team in making XTZ news successful as of today?
27:11
Q: What’s your advice on having more people get involved in the Tezos community?
31:40
Q: What are other programs that could be done to engage the community?
35:50
Audience Q&A Session:
Moderator Alison asks Robert, Vince, and Claude questions from community members.
Q: Do you think it’s best to learn JavaScript? Where should I get started before attempting Michelson?
38:35
Q: What are some useful resources for people who don’t have a technical background?
42:56
Closing remarks
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