Ben Greenberg
@hummusonrails
Just got back from WeAreDevs.twitter in Berlin where I ran a 2-hour workshop on building smart contracts using arbitrum.twitter Stylus + gave a talk on decentralized AI and vector search. Here's what I learned speaking to rooms full of traditional devs 🧵
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Ben Greenberg
@hummusonrails
The Stylus workshop was oversubscribed, people were turned away at the door. Every seat filled. And yet… When I asked who had built anything in blockchain before, only one hand went up.
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Ben Greenberg
@hummusonrails
This tells you something important: Developers are curious. They are open. And they will show up for blockchain content, if it meets their expectations.
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Ben Greenberg
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Everyone in the room was a working developer, building with enterprise-grade stacks. They expect their SDLC to reflect the same standards: ✅ stability ✅ reliability ✅ battle-tested dev environments That's what drew them to the workshop with Stylus.
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Ben Greenberg
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It's not about learning a new niche domain-specific language. It's about using the tech stack they already trust like Rust, C, C++, etc., and applying it to smart contract development.
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Ben Greenberg
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After the workshop ended, many stayed behind to explore more: They wanted to explore real-world use cases. They wanted to continue building. That level of interest isn’t guaranteed, it comes with the stack you bring to the conversation.
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Ben Greenberg
@hummusonrails
And despite what some might expect, there was no antagonism toward blockchain. Sure, it exists out there, I've felt it many times myself. But if you show up with enterprise-grade tooling, real use cases, and a clear dev experience, people are ready to engage.
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