110 sats \ 6 replies \ @DiedOnTitan 4 Jun \ on: Announcing Super Testnet Workshops bitcoin
I will be checking this out. June 25th is a long travel day for me, but sounds like I can get the prerecorded version.
Nice! I hope you enjoy the prerecorded version, which is available for purchase now at this link: https://supertestnet.org/workshops.html?option=bitcoin_script
Do let me know what you think!
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Just starting to dig in, and in true @supertestnet style, we start off with an unexpected error!! LOL. I honestly love the raw unedited, unpolished, and unfiltered style you bring. The innovation and value that pours out of you overcomes all the glitches by a very wide margin.
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Lol! I found out later that error was simply due to opening up the "wrong" console. That one shows other stuff that's running in the browser besides what's on the page. I should have gone to Menu > More tools > Web Developer Tools > Console -- I wouldn't have seen any errors there
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Got it. Still found it amusing. Keep up the great work!
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Done.
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Finally had some time to really dig into the workshop video. I am running a full verification fully indexed Bitcoin node on mainnet, but up until now, had not set up testnet. Now I have them both running simultaneously on different ports and different directories of course.
The history of Szabo's smart contracts and your analogy to Hero's vending machine I found very helpful. Making a complex concept like smart contracts easily understood is itself, a rather complex task.
The examples of smart contract types you cover: elections, ballgames, escrow, & lottery expanded my understanding substantially.
The Bitcoin script built-in functions: I appreciate that you build circuit boards using Boolean operations, and it seems that this area can unlock many interesting capabilities.
Describing Bitcoin script as "Yoda speech" helps as well, where the verb or function comes last and the nouns or parameters come first.
The Saints Packers ballgame script you developed is clear. The video is perfect for me to pause and go back where required for me to internalize the mechanics.
"Everything is a stack" in Bitcoin supports the section on how the Bitcoin VM works. It's a different model for me to wrap my head around, but with practice, I will get accustomed to it.
The execution phase, has a bit of complexity that I will need to sort through.
I appreciate the references to Antonopoulos' works which are indeed excellent and the ide.scriptwiz.app is a great resource as well.
It really feels like my understanding of the protocol has been leveled up substantially. Probably the best $20 in sats I have spent all year. Great work! Have a few more sats.
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