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# Americoders, an education platform for the future
<a href='https://americoders.org'>americoders.org</a>
 
 
Americoders is an education platform I have been working on since early 2021.

It started when a friend & I started meeting up with our kids to do projects on code.org.

After many fun workshops and a strong interest from our community to learn to code and work with modern technologies I decided
to build the Americoders platform.

Please wish us luck as we start our journey to seek funding for our project.

For more information please visit the <a
href='https://americoders.org'>americoders.org</a> homepage and sign up for the mailing list.

 
 
### Thank you
To my friends and family.

I could not ask for a more supportive community.
 
I cannot wait to officially launch this project in Summer 2022!

Americoders Mailing List

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# Created, Deployed First Smart Contract
I really wanted to dive into some smart contract development. I am always interested in new technologies.

Web3 and blockchain are exciting new paths and I can't wait to explore this world even more. This was a great initial
introduction.

I went for a simple smart contract on the **Ropsten** test network using a virtual wallet (**Metamask**), **Solidity**,
**Hardhat**, and **Alchemy**.
 
 

## What is a smart contract?
The basis for **dApps**(Decentralized Application on the Blockchain) that are built on the blockchain are
**Smart contracts**.

Smart contracts are written in **Solidity** (for Ethereum) or **Cadence** (for Flow).
 

+ Smart contracts are a collection of **executable functions** and a **set of data** defining the state, stored in a
decentralized manner at a specific address on the blockchain.

+ Smart contracts are typically much less complicated than traditional programs, but the **risks are much higher** - a
single bug is a pathway to millions of dollars drained in merely minutes!

+ A smart contract is a program that defines a set of rules, or defines a "contract" that autonomously executes encoded
rules once requested by a user on the blockchain. Once a smart contract is deployed, it will forever function
im an immutable manner - it cannot be mutated, modified, manipulated or taken control of by a malicious user.
 
 

### Traits of Smart Contacts
+ **Transparency** - Published to the blockchain, can be read and written by anyone who has access to the blockchain.
+ **Simplicity** - They are much less complex and simpler than most code-bases.
+ **Immutability** - It (typically) cannot be mutated, modified, or manipulated and is guaranteed to function
identically forever! No individual controls the smart contract.
 
 

## Code Repo
[github/josphdubon/solidity-hello-world](https://github.com/josephdubon/solidity-hello-world)

Click the link above to check out the code!
 
 

### Thank You
[web3u/create-a-smart-contract](https://www.web3.university/tracks/create-a-smart-contract/deploy-your-first-smart-contract)

Thanks to Web3U for hosting an awesome tutorial to learn from!

First Smart Contract

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# Hello awesome internet people!

This is really exciting. I just finished building my MDX blog with NextJS.
The experience so far has been amazing!

***Next Steps***


Find time in the mornings to write and a few times a week publish a post.

### Thank You

Thanks for visiting!

This is my initial post for josephdubon blog.

Code & Dev

Python | Javascript | HTML & CSS | Emacs Elisp