gno.land at GopherCon US 2024

GopherCon US is one of the largest events for the Go programming community. This year, in the vibrant city of Chicago, we had the honor of being the Diamond Sponsor at GopherCon US 2024. From July 7th to July 10th, we were surrounded by top Go talent; it was an incredible opportunity for us to connect with developers, showcase our innovations, and share our expertise.

GopherCon US 2024 was held at the stunning McCormick Place, bringing together nearly one thousand Go enthusiasts from around the world. Our team was thrilled to be part of this gathering, contributing to the vibrant ecosystem of Go developers.

Highlights of Our Collaboration

Jae’s Talk

Jae Kwon, the founder of gno.land, gave a talk on “Gno: Lessons in Building a Go Interpreter in Go.”

Jae’s talk provided an in-depth overview of why this technology is gaining traction in the development community. The discussion began with the key reasons to use Gno, and its seamless interoperability which allows for effortless integration. Detailed comparisons were made between Gno and other prominent programming languages such as Solidity and Rust which are running other smart contract platforms, showcasing Gno’s distinct advantages. The strengths of the GnoVM were a focal point, particularly its stack based AST architecture, its auto persistence, as well as its determinism and other features. The presentation also shared valuable lessons learned from GnoVM's development and implementation, offering insights into best practices and challenges overcome in the future work. Be sure to make some time to watch the recording!

Gno Workshop

Participants had the opportunity to dive deep into the development process, guided by our expert engineer Dylan Boltz who hosted a workshop on Community Day: Building a decentralized app on gno.land. The workshop provided practical insights and step-by-step guidance, empowering attendees to start building their own applications. If you missed our workshop or want to revisit the session, you can find a recorded version of the workshop here.

The gno.land Booth

One of the most rewarding feelings about attending these kinds of conferences is watching our booth quickly become a hub of activity, drawing a steady stream of visitors intrigued by our project. We engaged with developers from various backgrounds, answering a myriad of questions about Gno, gno.land, our company, and the company’s open employment opportunities. Having all of this direct human interaction was not only informative but also deeply insightful, providing us with valuable feedback and ideas. For more information, check out our Official Documentation.

The Gno Raffle

One of the major attractions at our booth, amongst the “gnome” beanie hat as well as the T-shirts, was the raffle for a high-end mechanical keyboard. The raffle participants had a direct opportunity to interact with gno.land by following the raffle instructions, leading them to use Gno Playground to import and deploy a smart contract raffle realm from their own laptop. The excitement was palpable as attendees eagerly gathered for the drawing. The raffle not only drew crowds, but also sparked numerous engaging conversations that led to Go engineers giving Gno a try.

The Challenge Series

This year we had the privilege to participate in a collaborative partnership with the CodePro team to build the challenge series. This collaboration was an opportunity for participants to learn how to interact with blockchain and discover how realms (smart contracts) can be utilized for stateful applications without relying on explicitly managing a file system or database. This was an opportunity to showcase gno.land’s features, like using a deployed contract as both an API and as an import for other contracts.

Conclusion

Overall, the enthusiasm of the attendees at GopherCon was infectious, and we were delighted to see such a high level of engagement and curiosity. Whether it was at our booth, during the raffle, or in the workshop, the interactions were meaningful and enriching. Sponsoring and collaborating at GopherCon US 2024 was an unforgettable experience. We are grateful for the opportunity to connect with the Go community, share our knowledge, and learn from fellow developers. We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited our booth, participated in the raffle, attended Jae Kwon's presentation on Gno, and joined our workshop.

We invite you to stay connected with us on our Discord, and our blog where we will be sharing more insights and updates on Test4, our current testnet, as well as the progress towards our launch.

Thank you, GopherCon US 2024, for an incredible experience. We can't wait to see what the next event holds!

Tags: #techconference #events #outreach #GoDevelopers #GoToGno #gophers

Written by VT-Cosmos on 16 Aug 2024

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