In the blockchain industry, developers are often the most overlooked group of people. People tend to discuss TPS, TVL, and token market capitalization, but few truly consider from the developer's perspective: how usable is a blockchain?
And @OpenLedger my feeling is that it does not only pursue the grand 'modular narrative', but instead has solidly lowered the threshold for developers to get started.
1. Why do developers 'discourage' many public chains?$OPEN
Imagine, you are a newcomer to Web3 developer, wanting to deploy a DeFi application or a blockchain game. What problems will you encounter?
Complex environment: You have to run nodes and configure environments yourself; just synchronizing chain data can give you a headache.
High development costs: Gas fees are expensive, there is a significant gap between test chain environments and the mainnet, and iteration cycles are prolonged.
High learning threshold: Each chain has its own SDK and toolchain; cross-chain deployment is even more of a disaster.
This is also why many traditional developers, despite being interested in blockchain, end up being dissuaded. It’s not that they don’t want to do it, but they find that 'the barrier is much higher than they imagined'.
2. The solution of OpenLedger: Modular + Standardized Tools
OpenLedger has made a very different design in this regard. It has implemented 'modularization' in the development experience.
Modular infrastructure: Developers do not need to worry about data availability or consensus details; they can directly call the interfaces provided by OpenLedger to obtain a complete set of underlying services.
Standardized SDK: Provides unified development tools, allowing developers not to switch their thinking patterns between different chains.
Lightweight deployment: You can quickly deploy and test applications through API/SDK without running a complete node.
For example, in a traditional environment, developers wanting to launch a Rollup have to deal with data storage, validation, execution, and multiple other processes. However, on OpenLedger, these processes have been modularized, packaged, and developers only need to focus on 'What logic do I want to implement' rather than 'How does the underlying chain work'.
It's like building a website; in the past, you had to rent servers, set up environments, and write back-end code yourself. Now, you can just use a cloud computing platform and get started with a few clicks.
3. How important is the reduction of development costs?
Don't underestimate the reduction of development costs. For developers:
If each iteration requires burning several thousand dollars in Gas, they might directly give up testing.
If each deployment requires a lot of hassle with the environment, they might turn to other chains.
If the learning cost is too high, they might even not enter Web3 at all.
OpenLedger solves these pain points through modular interfaces and a low-cost data availability layer.
For example, deploying a DeFi protocol might cost several thousand dollars on the Ethereum mainnet, while with the support of OpenLedger, the cost can be significantly reduced, while ensuring data safety and transparency.
For developers, the difference is whether it's 'possible to do' or 'daring to do'.
4. The friendly experience of cross-chain development
Another highlight is cross-chain friendliness. Many times, developers do not want to be tied to a specific chain; they hope their application can run in a multi-chain environment. But the reality is that the underlying logic of each chain is different, and the migration cost is very high.
The modularization and standardized interfaces of OpenLedger make cross-chain development feel more like 'copy and paste'.
Logic that developers have written on one chain can be easily migrated to another environment that is compatible with OpenLedger. This improvement in experience not only saves time costs but also encourages developers to attempt multi-chain deployment.
5. My thoughts
As an observer, I feel that the most impressive aspect of OpenLedger is not its 'modular' slogan but rather that it truly stands in the shoes of the developers.
For developers, it lowers the threshold for learning and deployment.
For the ecosystem, it attracts more projects willing to try and land.
For users, what they ultimately enjoy is faster, cheaper, and richer applications.
I often say that the competition in the blockchain industry ultimately comes down to the developer ecosystem. Whoever can make more developers willing to stay will accumulate a larger network effect of applications. OpenLedger has taken a step in this direction; it is not just an infrastructure project, but a 'machine for lowering barriers'.#OpenLedger
