Smart Contract Engineers Then vs Now

smart contract engineers then "here is quicksort in pure evm assembly" "I've written a new compiler to more efficiently validate zero knowledge proofs" "we've generalized the amm function to enable multiple tokens within the same pool" "I've created metamorphic contracts with selfdestruct and create2" smart contract engineers now *uses solady test contract in production* *forks uniswap again* "assembly is unsafe" *ironically gets certik audit*

A two-row comparison shows muscular, confident smart contract engineers from the past contrasted with crude cartoon characters representing engineers today. The joke mocks how blockchain developers once pursued technically ambitious innovations but now reuse existing libraries, fork Uniswap, avoid assembly, and ironically seek audits from CertiK. It is sent as a sarcastic reaction to perceived stagnation or lowered standards in smart contract development.

• @profunctor_io / 9294 2023-09-26