Builder's Journey

Keys and signatures: your account is a key, signing is a seal.

builds on What a Blockchain Is

What a smart contract is: a rule that runs itself, nothing more mystical.

builds on Keys, Signatures & Accounts

TDD: tests first, forge second.

builds on Spec-Driven Development

DDD & bounded contexts: one word, three meanings, and the borders that make that safe.

builds on Spec-Driven Development

Tactical DDD: identity, value, and the cluster that must move as one.

builds on Bounded Contexts

Clean architecture: source-code dependencies point inward, only.

builds on Entities, Value Objects & Aggregates

Ports & adapters: the domain declares the door, the world fits it.

builds on Clean Architecture

Harness engineering: the model is rented, the harness is yours.

builds on Ports & Adapters

Least privilege & failure paths: every tool is a blast radius.

builds on Harness Engineering

Prompt engineering: the four parts every working prompt has.

builds on Spec-Driven Development

Context engineering: curation, not accumulation.

builds on Prompt Engineering

Agentic loops: act, observe, correct — and the signals that make it climb.

builds on Context Engineering

Agentic loops & guardrails: without a stopping rule it is not autonomy, it is a bill.

builds on Agentic Loops

Graph engineering: many small models, each on its own bench, one woven plan.

builds on Guardrails & Stopping Rules

Orchestration: deterministic edges, judgement inside the nodes.

builds on Graph Engineering

The transaction envelope: one shape carries everything that changes the ledger.

builds on Keys, Signatures & Accounts · Consensus & the Stellar Network

Sequence, fees & the transaction lifecycle: submitted, included, failed, charged.

builds on Anatomy of a Transaction

Accounts, reserves & trustlines: why holding an asset is opt-in.

builds on The Transaction Lifecycle

Asset issuance: anyone can mint — the craft is everything after that.

builds on Accounts, Trustlines & Assets

The DEX & liquidity pools: a currency exchange inside the protocol itself.

builds on Accounts, Trustlines & Assets

Path payments: send one currency, deliver another, atomically.

builds on The DEX & Liquidity Pools

Anchors: where the ledger touches the ground.

builds on Path Payments

SEPs: implement once, and every gate opens.

builds on Anchors & On/Off Ramps

Soroban: Wasm on the ledger, and three shelves to put state on.

builds on SEPs: The Interop Standards

State archival & fees: state is rented, and a call is measured, not auctioned.

builds on Soroban: Contracts on Stellar

Smart accounts & passkeys: and fees someone else sponsors.

builds on Soroban: Contracts on Stellar

Zero-knowledge & confidential tokens: proof without disclosure.

builds on Smart Accounts & Passkeys

Private payments & compliance: hiding the counterparties, staying auditable.

builds on Zero-Knowledge & Confidential Tokens

CAPs, SEPs & named upgrades: riding a living protocol.