As a backend developer, I came into Solana thinking transactions were basically API requests. You...
As a backend developer, I came into Solana thinking transactions were basically API requests.
You send some data, the network processes it, and you get a success or failure response.
Technically that's not completely wrong.
But after building my first transfer tool during the MLH 100 Days of Solana challenge, I realized that mental model breaks down pretty quickly.
The Web2 Mental Model
I've been building on EVM chains for a while Base, Ethereum, the usual. I thought picking up Solana...
Over the past few days, I've been learning Solana transactions by doing what every developer...
I spent the past month building on Solana. Sent transfers. Decoded raw bytes. Inspected accounts...
If you are coming from a traditional Web2 background (like building with Node.js, databases, or cloud...
When I first started learning Solana, the account model was probably the most confusing...
If you've built on Ethereum and you're now exploring Solana, the first thing that will trip you up...
