“If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” — Frank A. Clark

Dev Update

As a community coin, we face certain struggles that others do not. One of these issues is developer availability.

So let’s put it all out on the table. As most of you know, our lead Sapphire developer, Cristiano (@csmartins), did an outstanding job at building the base for Sapphire; the platform for all of ECC’s services. All of us here at ECC thank @csmartins for all of the time and effort he has devoted to getting Sapphire ready for the public.

Nonetheless, as a volunteer, sometimes real-life gets in the way. @csmartins has accepted a paid position with another crypto project. His priorities have now shifted; most of his attention will be focused on the job he is paid to perform, along with spending time with his family. @csmartins remains an avid supporter and plans to further contribute to ECC in the future.

We do have other developers who are devoting time to get ANS functional within Sapphire, and Dylan (@dolaned) is currently working with @csmartins on the ANS completion. However, a bug was recently found by one of our holders that is causing some validation issues within Sapphire when sending coins. Squashing that bug along with some other minor issues before ANS integration is completed is currently the priority.

We understand that the community is eagerly awaiting the release of ANS within Sapphire. After all, ANS is a service you can actually use with ECC. We want to stress that this ANS delay is a short term issue. However, in the long term, developer focus needs to continue to be driven toward core/blockchain development for ECC to move forward.

Let’s all welcome the new dev!

As a result, we are pleased to announce that a new developer has signed on and is eager to start contributing to the project to aid in core development. His name is Henry Young and he formerly did a lot of the core work for Reddcoin. He has not started yet as he is wrapping up a family vacation, and we are hopeful that he will begin contributing to the project in July. You can follow him on Twitter and connect with him on LinkedIn. He has already given ECC a fantastic endorsement.

That being said, looking towards the future of ECC, we do see a need for more developers on both the front-end (Sapphire, SPV mobile wallets) and back-end (wallet/daemon) in the near future. We are asking our community to put out a call — if you know someone who is interested in working on an open sourced project that aligns with Satoshi’s values, please contact @dolaned or @griffith. A suitable candidate would have a background in javascript, or UI/UX to help with the front-end development, or a background in C++ and a familiarity with blockchain technology. Developers can choose whether or not to remain anonymous.