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The metric I designed was the same number twice

I set out to build one metric. Halfway in, the algebra told me it was a number I already had. This is what that looked like, what I built instead, and the three things CoinMarketCap's DEX API does…

  • Author designed metric to distinguish trader types in DEXs
  • Discovered two fields were dependent, not independent
  • Maker address proved more reliable measure than metric

I Didn’t Have a Developer Website, So I Built One.

For a long time, I published most of my articles on DEV.to. Not because I had some big strategy behind it. I simply didn't have a website of my own. DEV.to was convenient.

  • Created personal developer portfolio called Devlogr
  • Combines "Dev" and "Log" for developer journey log
  • Prioritizes SEO with dynamic metadata and sitemaps

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