[alanfalcon]

Our CTO likens developing a smart contract to civil engineering. Our CTO also remembers what it was like to ship your software in its final form on a floppy disk!

I think it’s great that more and more people are jumping in and learning what it’s like to develop in such an unforgiving domain (no point here, I just think it’s great!)

[exdsq]

I completely agree! It's sparked an interest in formal methods and learning more about how engineering takes place in other disciplines to improve their product quality.

[semiotagonal]

Learning on the job in an unforgiving domain can be costly.

[alanfalcon]

The blockchain is indeed fraught with peril. Code review, audits, and bug bounties are an absolute necessity when it comes to smart contracts! Learning in a high stakes situation seems pretty good as long as you have a robust support structure.