Write about your second week
Share what you've learned in week 2!
Write about your second week
The Scenario
You’ve spent nearly two weeks building on Solana: creating wallets, understanding lamports, reading on-chain data, building a browser dashboard, and comparing accounts to databases. That’s a lot of new territory. Today is about stepping back and putting what you learned into words.
Writing about what you’re learning does two things. It forces you to organize your thinking, which surfaces gaps you didn’t know you had. And it creates something other people can learn from, which is how developer communities grow.
The Challenge
Write a short post on DEV about your experience with Solana so far. What surprised you? What clicked? What’s still confusing? There’s no required format or length. A few paragraphs are fine.
What You’ll Need
- A DEV account (free to create)
What to write about
You don’t need to write a tutorial. You’re writing about your experience. Here are some prompts if you’re staring at a blank page:
What did you expect blockchain data to look like before you started, and how did the reality compare?
Was there a moment where something clicked, where the “public database” framing started to feel real?
What was the most surprising thing about working with Solana’s SDK or RPC calls?
How does reading on-chain data compare to working with traditional APIs you’ve used before?
What are you still unsure about, and what do you want to learn next?
A few tips
Use the tag #100DaysOfSolana so other participants can find your post.
Code snippets are welcome. If a particular line of code or output surprised you, include it.
Honest confusion is more useful than polished certainty. If something didn’t make sense, say so. Chances are someone else had the same experience.
Resources
Submission
Share the link to your published DEV post.