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4 years ago on
July 27, 2019
In a new interview from CryptoSlate, the CEO and co-founder of the Ethereum development environment Truffle, Tim Coulter talked about the testing framework, asset pipeline and of course, the project itself.
The co-founder also talked about what is going down at the Microsoft Campus in Seattle in a few weeks time with the second annual TruffleCon, an event made for developers on Ethereum.
Before blockchain though, Coulter started his career specialising in software testing and developer support, which became extremely valuable in the early days of blockchain development. He’s now surrounded by a high-calibre team who are paving the way for the next generation of development tools for blockchain.
Here are some of the question CS asked Coulter.
To start with, Coulter was asked how he got started in blockchain and why Truffle began.
He responded, saying:
“I became interested in blockchain technology right after the Bitcoin boom of 2013. After hearing about the boom and how I had missed out, I became so interested in the tech that I immediately started mining and trading Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. When the startup I was working for ran out of money in early 2015, I decided to work in blockchain full time.
I built Truffle out of necessity after starting at ConsenSys. My goal coming in was to build blockchain applications, though I quickly learned Ethereum lacked the development tooling necessary to make that process easy. What started out as a few scripts meant to make my life easier turned into a suite of development tools aimed at making all developers’ lives easier.”
If you are planning on going to the event in Seattle then here is what you can expect from the weekend according to the man himself!
“The first day of TruffleCon, Friday, is filled with full-day workshops. Here, attendees will gain close instruction on their topic of choice, diving deep into technical details and learning blockchain development directly from experts. These workshops were highly regarded last year as an amazing and inexpensive learning experience, providing attendees the opportunity to ask questions in a classroom-like format.
The next two days of the conference, Saturday and Sunday, are our main stage keynotes and talks from our wonderful speakers. The keynotes will include updates from me and the Truffle team and will include some exciting announcements about the future of Truffle and how we’re tackling enterprise blockchain development. The conference talks cover everything from smart contract development, to design, to security and the legal ramifications of blockchain development. These talks come from amazing community members and shouldn’t be missed!”
As we previously mentioned, TruffleConn is happening at the Microsoft Campus in Seattle on August 2nd and if it sounds like it's for you then go on down.
The topic moved onto more mainstream matters like Facebook’s upcoming stablecoin, Libra. Coulter said:
“Libra is an exciting project. It’s bound to bring cryptocurrency to the masses, and for that, I’m excited. There’s still some uncertainty around its technical and social ramifications, but if one thing is sure, it’s that Facebook has the will and financial backing to educate our legislature on the benefits of cryptocurrency and blockchain development. So, all in all, I think it’s a win for the industry.”
You can read the rest of the interview here.
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