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Published inApr 2024
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Akhil Sharma
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Akhil Sharma

Akhil Sharma is a Software Engineer and an entrepreneur. He is the CTO of Dominate, a SaaS product company, and the founder of Myrl Tech, a tech services company providing technology consulting to some of the top enterprise companies in the world such as HP, 3M, Honda, Bose, and Adobe. He has 12+ years of industry experience and a solid understanding of building digital products. He is adept at multiple programming languages such as Golang, Rust, Ruby, Python, and JavaScript. He has mentored hundreds of engineers offline and discovered that they knew the programming language and the concepts around it but were unable to use them in real-world applications. He aims to close this gap by teaching how to apply the concepts practically and build projects in real time.
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Kusama is a vibrant and experimental environment within the Polkadot ecosystem. In this section, we will delve into the origins of Kusama, its unique benefits, and the key features that make it a fascinating blockchain network.

It is a decentralized blockchain network and a sister network of Polkadot. Created by the same team behind Polkadot, Kusama serves as a canary network designed for experimentation and innovation. It allows developers to test new features, economic models, and governance mechanisms before deploying them on the more stable Polkadot network.

Kusama offers several key benefits that make it an attractive and unique blockchain network within the Polkadot ecosystem:

  • Fast iteration: Kusama excels in rapid project development and testing. Developers can quickly experiment and refine their ideas with frequent upgrades and a flexible approach, speeding up innovation.
  • Low economic barriers: Kusama offers a cost-effective entry point...
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Rust for Blockchain Application Development
Published in: Apr 2024Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781837634644

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Akhil Sharma

Akhil Sharma is a Software Engineer and an entrepreneur. He is the CTO of Dominate, a SaaS product company, and the founder of Myrl Tech, a tech services company providing technology consulting to some of the top enterprise companies in the world such as HP, 3M, Honda, Bose, and Adobe. He has 12+ years of industry experience and a solid understanding of building digital products. He is adept at multiple programming languages such as Golang, Rust, Ruby, Python, and JavaScript. He has mentored hundreds of engineers offline and discovered that they knew the programming language and the concepts around it but were unable to use them in real-world applications. He aims to close this gap by teaching how to apply the concepts practically and build projects in real time.
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