The Cardano Foundation has announced launching of its updated and upgraded developer portal. The foundation is a blockchain platform aiming for democratizing the access to blockchain technology and also serve as a catalyst for dApp development.
Having a strong community presence in the crypto space, this major overhaul is a result of extensive user feedback and the foundation caring about the user experience and their concerns while using the platform. The updated platform will now serve as a one-stop shop for blockchain development and also community-centric upgrades and innovation.
Cardano Development Portal – An All-In-One Development Hub
The streamlined and updated development portal now brings all the essential development ingredients into a single, user-friendly, and accessible platform. This platform has six main sections that cater to all the possible aspects and components of blockchain development on Cardano ecosystem.
The platform welcomes the new users with the “Get Started” section that provides the newcomers with useful knowledge resources to get acquainted with Cardano ecosystem; the architecture, building and development tools, and also channels where newcomers can connect with the developer community.
For developers who want to integrate the Cardano apps and wallets into platforms and websites, the “Integrate Cardano” section has practical guidance and materials for seamless incorporation and integration. This section provides developers with comprehensive guides on leveraging Cardano’s unique development features. This section especially helps those developers who have more hands-on experience on the traditional development forums and want to transition to Cardano’s unique development regime.
Another useful section on the revamped portal is “Build with Transaction Metadata”, which makes it easy for developers to learn about leveraging the transaction data in an effective manner. This allows the developers to embed identity and verification data within transactions, making the developed applications worthy of real-life usability, such as supply chain tracking and identity verification.
Advanced Features to Facilitate Community and Developers
More advanced feature within the development portal now include a “Discover Native Token” section. This section provides developers with all the required information on the ecosytem’s native token functionalities. From minting processes to NFT creation, the section covers all the areas.
Contrary to the other platforms where smart contracts are necessary for token creation, Cardano’s native token section doesn’t require any complexity. Additionally, reducing the extra steps results in price reduction for the developers, which in turn benefits the end users.
The “Create Smart Contracts” is a dedicated section for smart contracts creation. Focusing on Marlowe and Plutus frameworks, the platform provides a secure and verified framework for the developers. This approach provides much-needed reliability and technical accuracy; contrary to other platforms that focus more on rapid development and deployments.
Another advanced feature, now available on the development hub is “Participate in Governance” section. The section provides necessary education to the developers on Cardano’s democratic vision on blockchain access, development, and application. There are material-rich resources on evolution of blockchain, Cardano Improvement Proposals (CIP), funding mechanisms for projects, and network-wide adjustments. This section provides developers with extensive knowledge on how the ecosystem is built on and thrives on decentralized decision-making and active involvement of community in the platform development.
An Important Update on a Critical Juncture
Over the recent past, Cardano ecosystem has shown tremendous growth and expansion. Currently, more than two thousand projects are being built on the platform. The streamlining of the development portal at this critical time addresses all the main challenges for the developers and facilitates them in building their projects with ease and without any technical or operational hiccups.
The community driven updates itself is a proof that Cardano is a user-centric ecosystem; where not only the pain points of existing community members are heard, but also the new comers are facilitated in a way that they become an active community member without much fuss.
With emphasis on comprehensive education and documentation, Cardano’s commitment to quality development over speed-to-market approach is reflected. This leads to the development of high-quality and secure applications.
Conclusion:
The Cardano Development Portal revamp is a timely move that will facilitate the already hyperactive ecosystem with thousands of ongoing development projects. This is not only a simple website update based on user feedback, but a strategic investment, aiming for the growth and empowerment of the community.
By streamlining the portal and bringing all the development and educational materials under one roof, Cardano has created a development portal that is going to a go-to place for established as well as new blockchain developers.
