This post serves as a mini-update as to current developer-related activities for Nervos Community Catalyst
Over the course of the last 6 months, we have seen a substantial increase in community developer activity. On the side of Nervos Community Catalyst, our CKBuilders programme has grown to around 60 developers who are at different stages of learning, practicing, and building on CKB.
These developers have varied skillsets and backgrounds: many either know Rust or wish to learn it, or are comfortable with Typescript/Javascript; some are proficient in embedded systems and hardware, others prefer backend or frontend development, and yet others enjoy experimenting with AI and agent infrastructure.
The initiative has now expanded to different regions, with established groups of developers in Nigeria, Kenya, and Vietnam. The objective is to grow our developer base where we’re already present as well as expanding to new locations.
This expansion comes with strategic and logistical challenges.
- Expanding our offerings to accommodate developers who may not meet CKBuilder entry requirements or are on the waiting list
- Guiding and mentoring developers towards creating and achieving their own long term goals on CKB
- Expanding our web and social presence with stronger positioning that reflects our growing momentum.
To address these, I can share some developments.
CKBuilders website goes live
CKBuilders now has its own web presence at https://ckbuilders.dev. This will be the first point of reference for developers looking to find out about the CKBuilder programme and activities. This is an initial step as we position ourselves as an exciting alternative to other onboarding and accelerator programmes.
Build on CKB group launches
To address the backlog of developers wanting to join CKBuilders, we have started a new support and education telegram group which is open to any developer to join and learn CKB.
By being a member of the group, they receive help from CKB Devrel for any queries, useful pointers to guides and documentation, alerts for upcoming events and hackathons, as well as the potential to win prizes for the best weekly contributions. There is also the potential to graduate to the CKBuilder group when spaces open, plus progression to other grants programmes such as Spark or the Community Fund DAO.
Although it is an invite-only group for developers, there are no other entry requirements. Any developer who has a cursory interest in CKB is recommended to join this group.
Additional support
To help with the increasing administrative duties, we are onboarding a CKBuilder Developer Liaison who will help co-ordinate and track developer activity, ensuring they have whatever support or guidance they need. Additionally, we are exploring later-stage help for developers who may need help with GTM and investor matchmaking as they start to work towards more polished solutions.
I will share more information about upcoming activities and events in due course.