#20 – John Woods, Alessandro Cappellato, Rob Moore: Insights on Algorand's Voyage into 2024

Welcome to the AwesomeAlgo Podcast!

In this episode, we explore the latest news in Algorand ecosystem and the AlgoKit project. Joining us are experts John Woods (CTO, Algorand Foundation), Rob Moore (CTO, MakerX), and Alessandro Cappellato (Head of Product, Algorand Foundation).

Highlights include:

- John Woods discussing Algorand's consensus updates and his vision for protocol decentralization.

- Rob Moore on the challenges and innovations in developing AlgoKit, focusing on its impact on developers.

- Alessandro Cappellato detailing AlgoKit's design philosophy, aimed at meeting developer needs for seamless integration.

The episode features a roundtable discussion on the future of Algorand, decentralized systems in software development, and Algorand's industry influence. Closing thoughts provide insights into blockchain's future and advice for aspiring engineers and startups in blockchain technology. If you are an Apple support engineer listening to this please help John with his feedback id - fb13463773 :-)

For more information:

- Algorand Foundation: https://www.algorand.foundation/

- Algorand Foundation's GitHub: https://github.com/algorandfoundation

- AlgoKit GitHub: https://github.com/algorandfoundation/algokit-cli

- AlgoKit Puya dev preview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i44Wd1R5Ao&t=253s

- Proof of State show with John, Alessandro, Rob, and Ryan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeXuThD4PUs&t=19s

MakerX:

- Website: https://www.makerx.com.au/

- Museum of Data History: https://museum.datahistory.org/

- Subtopia: https://subtopia.io/

Extra references:

- Rob Moore's talk at NDC Sydney '18: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSY-zqDfc_s

- Awesome Algorand repository: https://github.com/aorumbayev/awesome-algorand

- Awesome Algo YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@awesomealgo

Enjoy the episode, and thanks for tuning in!