The First Contribution

The first time you do something special stays with you.

I still remember the first time I wrote a message on Reddit to extend my support for documenting Ethereum ACD notes for the community. Ethereum’s early supporters were looking for more hands. Contributing ACD notes to the ethereum/pm repo became my first formal contribution to the Ethereum open-source ecosystem. My first time bug-solving for the EIPs repo was so special that I shared a small story: The bug of solving bugs.

A Last-Minute Trip to Denver

Last week, I was in Denver, Colorado, attending EthDenver 2026.

It was a last-minute plan. But, I’m glad I made the trip.

I didn’t go for a stage talk. I went for conversations: human to human. My main goal was to bring attention to the growing number of incoming PRs in the EIPs repo and discuss real procedural improvements with EF folks.

Not a band-aid. A proper treatment. Good practices that can prevent similar situations in the future.

I had meaningful conversations with Tomasz K. Stańczak and Davide Crapis from the dAI team at the Ethereum Foundation. The discussion is still in progress, but I am hopeful. Sometimes progress begins with simply sitting across the table and talking honestly.