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Ethical, pragmatic Web3 decision framework

Ethical, pragmatic Web3 decision framework

As part of the research we've performed into the web3 ecosystem, we've established that there are many concerns and problems. This spurred a series of questions we wanted to answer: What are all of the problems? What is fact vs emotion vs opinion? How can we

Layperson's Web3 terminology guide

Layperson's Web3 terminology guide

One of the things that adds to the confusion in the web3 space [https://blog.makerx.com.au/pragmatic-ethical-exploration-of-web3/] is all of the terminology. As part of understanding this space, we've been wrapping our heads around the terminology and culture. To that end, we've created a

A pragmatic, ethical exploration of Web3

A pragmatic, ethical exploration of Web3

Over the last few months the MakerX team has performed an extensive exploration of the web3 ecosystem with a view to understanding how to participate in this space in an ethical, pragmatic way. I'm (Rob Moore, CTO) writing this post on behalf of the entire team at MakerX,

Welcome to Turtle!

Welcome to Turtle!

I'm stoked to announce a new addition to the MakerX team, Brendan "Turtle" Graham, who joined us last week as a Principal Engineer. Brendan joins us from Brisbane, Australia.

Secure AWS accounts using AWS IAM Access Analyzer

Secure AWS accounts using AWS IAM Access Analyzer

A hands-on post on how to secure AWS accounts using AWS IAM Access Analyzer by detecting the least privileges for service accounts.

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Working backwards

A video blog about starting at the end and planning (or writing) towards the beginning. Transcript (this isn't the video transcript, it's the script I worked from, so might be slightly different, but better!) Today’s blog post is all about planning, and specifically about working

How people research a company for a new role

How people research a company for a new role

We asked people how they researched a role at a new company. Learn how they do it and what matters to them.

Welcome to Adam!

Welcome to Adam!

I'm stoked to officially welcome Adam Chidlow [https://www.linkedin.com/in/chidlow/] to the MakerX team! Adam joined our Perth, Australia team this week as a Senior Engineer. I've worked with Adam before and you'd be hard pressed to find a smarter engineer.

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Weeknotes 24 Jan 2022

Weeknotes from Donna for week 9 with MakerX; just wait until you see the shocking twist :)

Empowering Event-Driven Architecture using AWS EventBridge

Empowering Event-Driven Architecture using AWS EventBridge

Context Data has become the centre of our lives. We consume many sources of data and handle notifications (i.e. events) from different devices in order to live and work such as requesting Uber or receiving an SMS to pick up your partner. The same is becoming true of many

Next.js code for creating React applications with functional components and React hooks for managing life-cycles

Optimizing React Components with useCallback() hook

Optimization is a crucial part of any application. In React applications this include to mitigate unnecessary renders as well as reducing the rendering time itself. In this article, we'll see how the React useCallback hook can help us to make our application to preform better. Memoization Let'

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The power of anonymity in online workshops

Anonymous participation in a series of client workshops brought much better engagement than I expected. I explain why I think it might have happened.

Pattern: Secure AWS secret handling with TypeScript CDK

Pattern: Secure AWS secret handling with TypeScript CDK

Pattern with code examples for securely handling secrets management and use when using AWS CDK and Lambda.

Hello World!

We are MakerX. Our mission is to be the best in the world at creating and operating digital products that power successful ventures. We are building a diverse, global team of the best technologists and entrepreneurs in the industry, including people with backgrounds in software development and engineering, DevOps, design,