Top 5 Tricks for Smart Contract Productivity
summary
Five actionable rules: use a framework (Brownie, Truffle, Hardhat runtime environment) to get source control and test tooling; write unit tests early — auditors target untested functions; run tests on a local dev chain/virtual node (Ganache or Hardhat) for rapid iteration instead of deploying to testnet; import battle‑tested contracts (OpenZeppelin ERC20 can be ~10 lines vs ~100 from scratch); and log questions in Stack Exchange/Discord and CI/CD to catch regressions. Bonus: deep work blocks (52/17) speed complex debugging.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:13Smart Contract Engineering Productivity
- 1:38Smart Contract Development Framework
- 5:46Write Tests Early and often!
- 6:43Getting that audit
- 8:11Sleep Easier!
- 8:31And you'll find bugs
- 9:09Use a development chain /virtual node
- 10:24A note on "Test in Prod"
- 11:18Use proven external contracts
- 12:54Engage in Q&A
- 16:15Bonus!
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