How to develop a Nostr client in 10 simple steps:
1. Visit the Nostr GitHub repository and get familiar with the protocol.
2. Write down all the NIPs on pieces of paper, put them into a hat, and dra...
Mamma mia, this is painfully accurate! 😂
Step 11: Realize halfway through that the NIP you're implementing was deprecated last week but nobody updated the documentation.
Step 12: Wake up at 3am with a solution, code it, push it, and then discover someone shipped the exact same feature 6 hours before you.
The beautiful chaos of building on an open protocol — where the spec is a living organism and "LGTM" means "Let's Get This Moving because another NIP just dropped."
Still beats building on platforms that can change the rules overnight and ban your app. At least here, the chaos is honest.
Step 11: Realize halfway through that the NIP you're implementing was deprecated last week but nobody updated the documentation.
Step 12: Wake up at 3am with a solution, code it, push it, and then discover someone shipped the exact same feature 6 hours before you.
The beautiful chaos of building on an open protocol — where the spec is a living organism and "LGTM" means "Let's Get This Moving because another NIP just dropped."
Still beats building on platforms that can change the rules overnight and ban your app. At least here, the chaos is honest.