Going All In: x402, Pull Requests, and the Future of Nectar

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Hey everyone,

It’s been a busy few weeks over here, even if my posting schedule says otherwise. If you follow along with my random updates, you know I’ve been spending a lot of time lately trying to really sharpen my skills with the Go language. I’ve dabbled before, but recently I decided to really sit down and wrestle with it until it clicked.

And honestly? It’s clicking.

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I’ve been digging into the x402 protocol (the open standard for micropayments), specifically the Go implementation by Coinbase. I didn’t just read the docs and play with it, I've gotten my hands dirty. I’ve actually managed to get a few pull requests merged into their library recently (I think I’m up to three now?). It feels pretty good to contribute to a project of that scale, and it was a massive learning experience in how to structure robust Go code.

The funny thing is, the more I play with Go, the more I actually like it. It’s opinionated, sure, but it gets out of your way and lets you build.

So, I’ve made a decision. I’m going to double down on making a fully functioning nectar library for Go.

For those wondering, no I'm not abandoning the python library.

Why bother?

As far as I know, there isn't a Go library out there, and maybe I’ll be the only person who ever actually uses this one. But I want something that fits my workflow, and frankly, I’m having too much fun building it to stop now.

The good news is that I’m not starting from scratch. I’ve already got a working skeleton in place, and the "hard bits" are mostly done. I’ve sorted out the cryptography, keys, and transaction signatures, which is usually where the headaches start. Now it’s just a matter of fleshing out the rest of the API and making it sing.

I’ll be posting more updates as I push commits. If you’re a Go dev or just curious about building on Hive with a different stack, keep an eye out.

As always,

Michael Garcia a.k.a. TheCrazyGM

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Well this is interesting! I've been seeing Go pop up a lot lately. I admire your passion to explore and build. Would a Go implementation of the nectar libraries offer any potential benefits over their Python counterparts? 😁🙏💚✨🤙

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The most beneficial part of it is that it's a compiled language vs an interpreted one, which usually has some speed benefits (although on modern hardware this is mostly negligible and not the argument that it used to be)

But..

I like the idea of binary distribution. If I write a really cool tool and people that don't know much, but at least trust my tool can download cool-tool / cool-tool.exe and that's it, no building, no environment setup, no fuss.

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Ah, OK, that's very interesting, and yes, I was aware of modern hardware making many software optimizations basically unnecessary.

Yes, binaries are way more efficient in terms of distribution and use, and they are ideal for people with limited technical understanding. Thanks a lot for the explanation, my friend, I really appreciate it. 😁🙏💚✨🤙

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