Topic: Looking for someone to interview for a project. (Read 896 times)

No problem

Yes I know about the core development of the bitcoin protocol, I read the git history. I also have read a lot of the emails from the mailing list. I am not involved since my C++ and python are not my strong programming languages, I be more of a headache to them.

Currently Gavin is the lead developer so he is the one that makes the all the big decisions but he also listens to a lot of the core developers. It takes just a strong knowledge of C++ and python to join, they really never turn anyone away.

There is potential corruption but the protocol is so young that it needs this hands on, so once it is running out of beta and really on it's own it can handle these unknown bumps in the road better.


Sign up for github, and watch the repo. Sign up for the mailing list on sourceforge to keep up with what they are talking about. Look at the code and try and figure out how it works. Take small issues and try and fix them and pull request them.



There are a lot of major opportunities for bitcoin developers. If you have a passion for something, and there is no bitcoin site for it. Create it. This is like the internet bubble all over again, don't wait for other companies in those other spaces to add bitcoin, find your niche and be first to market.

Setup the testnet in a box on your development server takes no time to do. Just write code, and playing see how things are return and how to get responses. For this I recommend using bitcoin-qt because you can then look at the debug console window so you know what you are expecting. Another good way is look at all the open source bitcoin software, some of it is kinda old but again it will give you again a good view of bitcoin.

The major challenge is security. Security of the bitcoind and the server in general, are some times just not focused on as much as it should. Also if you create that niche site, is find people who like bitcoin and that niche. I have many projects that just sit on my dev server, until that community gets more involved in bitcoin, but the good news is everyday more and more people are joining bitcoin so that should be a problem.

Yes of course, it is already happening bitcoin hit over $100 and litecoins just hit $1. While they may not be as popular they will gain ground due to the success of bitcoin.

Some people would use them, but it is always great to have competition, as long as they don't try to stop bitcoin which is very hard, I would welcome bank crypto-currenices, who knows maybe for 1 chase coin I can trade 1000 bitcoins.


You can't call a bubble and a broken clock is right twice a day, so you just have to ride it out and see what happens.

How do we handle scammers and defaulters will be the next major problem we face coming in the next years.

The most important thing about bitcoins that everybody should know is this a revolution of the currencies and how we handle money. We are paving the way for our children to be able to give them an option in the way they hold and spend there money. This is the freedom of speech applied to money.

Thank you for answering my questions!

Here are your questions. I really do appreciate your effort!

Protocol
1. Do you know about the core development of the bitcoin protocol? Are you involved in it?
2. Who is responsible for, updates, changes and the overall evolution of the protocol? What does it take to join this group?
3. If development of the protocol is in the hands of a few, Isn't there potential for corruption?
4. What is the best way for an interested person to learn about the protocol?


Development
1. What are some major opportunities for bitcoin developers at the moment?
2. What are some good ways for new developers to start learning about bitcoin?
3. What are the major challenges bitcoin developers face?

Big Picture
1. If bitcoin gains widespread acceptance, do you think other cryptocurrencies will be adopted along side?
          - If not, what's special about bitcoin that can't be replicated?
2. Some say bitcoin cuts banks out of the loop. What if banks (or even governments) were to develop their own cryptocurrencies?
3. In your opinion, do you think the recent rise in price is a gathering snowball, or a bubble about to be popped?
4. What do you think are the major existential threats which bitcoin faces?
5. What is the most important thing everybody should know about bitcoin?

My vote is Gweedo! 

That's perfect, many thanks! I won't ask for personal info. If you want you can answer my questions tonight, or tomorrow, or on Sunday.

I'll just start off with a few introductory questions to see what's best for me to ask you about.

1. Can you describe your bot trading practice in more detail?
2. What kind of bitcoin related websites have you been involved with? Could you tell me about any specific ones?
3. What aspects of bitcoin are you most knowledgeable about?
for example:
  - fundamentals
  - mining
  - trading
  - impact on the economy, long term scalability
  - security
  - uses in online business

If there's anything specific you prefer to discuss I'm all ears.

I am a bot trader, and have been involved in a lot of sites that are bitcoin related. I be interviewed, as long as I don't have to give my legal name or anything personal like that.

I'm doing a group project on bitcoin and I need to find somebody to interview, last minute.

Honestly I'm just looking for anyone with bitcoin knowledge and some sort of 'position', whether it be:

- anyone involved in bitcoin related development
- anyone involved in a bitcoin business
- Someone deeply involved in trading
- Someone deeply involved in mining
- A forum mod
- anyone who has a deep bitcoin knowledge and can think of a suitable "title" for themselves

The actual questions asked will depend on who you are and the knowledge you have I can work with many different things and the entire process is quite informal.

If you're interested, or you know somebody who might be, let me know and I'll ask you a bunch of questions so you can answer them right in this thread.

It would be a big help!