diff --git a/website/blog/2024-01-10-roadmap.md b/website/blog/2024-01-10-roadmap.md index 85043cfb36..e4e4ac098a 100644 --- a/website/blog/2024-01-10-roadmap.md +++ b/website/blog/2024-01-10-roadmap.md @@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ tags: [maci, roadmap] Greetings anons, -Happy 2024 and welcome to the new MACI documentation website and blog! Moving forward, we’ll post here with our latest project news and development updates. +Happy 2024 and welcome to the new MACI documentation website and blog! Moving forward, we’ll post our latest project news and development updates here. -We have a few exciting announcements to share, but first a quick review: +We have a few exciting announcements to share, but first, a quick review: -## MACI Overview +## Overview of MACI ### WTF is MACI? **Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI) is an on-chain voting platform which protects privacy and minimizes the risk of collusion and bribery.** -MACI is a set of smart contracts and zero-knowledge circuits upon which which developers can build applications, such as voting systems or quadratic funding platforms. It was originally [proposed by Vitalik Buterin](https://ethresear.ch/t/minimal-anti-collusion-infrastructure/5413) in 2019, then implemented and maintained by community members with support from the [Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation/). It's now actively maintained within [Privacy & Scaling Explorations (PSE)](https://pse.dev/). +MACI is a set of smart contracts and zero-knowledge circuits upon which developers can build applications, such as voting systems or quadratic funding platforms. It was originally [proposed by Vitalik Buterin](https://ethresear.ch/t/minimal-anti-collusion-infrastructure/5413) in 2019, then implemented and maintained by community members with support from the [Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation/). It's now actively maintained within the [Privacy & Scaling Explorations (PSE)](https://pse.dev/) team. -For a general overview, brief history, and context on the importance of MACI, see the [Release Announcement: MACI 1.0](/blog/maci-1-0-release) by Wei Jie, one of the creators. He also created a helpful [overview of MACI video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKuNj_IQVYI). Kyle Charbonnet wrote a great [Technical Introduction to MACI 1.0](/blog/maci-1-0-technical-introduction) that provides a walkthrough on how MACI operates. I also recently presented an [introduction to MACI](https://app.streameth.org/zuzalu/zuconnect_hackathon/session/maci_workshop) at Devconnect. +For a general overview, brief history, and context on the importance of MACI, check out the [Release Announcement: MACI 1.0](/blog/maci-1-0-release) by Wei Jie, one of the creators. He also created a helpful [overview of MACI video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKuNj_IQVYI). Kyle Charbonnet wrote a great [Technical Introduction to MACI 1.0](/blog/maci-1-0-technical-introduction) that provides a walkthrough on how MACI operates. I also recently presented an [introduction to MACI](https://app.streameth.org/zuzalu/zuconnect_hackathon/session/maci_workshop) at Devconnect 2023. ### MACI Vision @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ MACI is a public good that is quickly becoming a core piece of infrastructure fo **Our MACI team’s vision is to build the most secure e-voting solution in the world.** -Let's hop into our updates to see how we plan to execute on this bold vision. +Let's hop in to our updates to see how we plan to execute on this bold vision. ## Project updates @@ -39,64 +39,62 @@ New year, new team, new roadmap! ### 1) New team -Over the past few months we've undergone lot of change within the MACI core team. I'd like to take this chance to introduce and welcome our new core members! +Over the past few months we've undergone a lot of changes within MACI's core team. I'd like to take this chance to introduce and welcome our new core members! -MACI is now maintained and will be continuously improved by our core team: +MACI is now maintained and will be continuously be improved by our core team, which consists of: - [ctrlc03](https://github.com/ctrlc03) -- [Sam Richards](https://x.com/samonchain) +- [Sam Richards](https://github.com/samajammin) - [0xmad](https://github.com/0xmad) - [kittybest](https://github.com/kittybest) - [crisgarner](https://github.com/crisgarner) - [aguzmant103](https://github.com/aguzmant103) -- Vee +- [Vee](https://github.com/Vee-18) -Great time to mention that **we stand on the shoulders of giants**. Many gigabrains have made heroic advancements in this project. Major thanks to all those who have contributed to date! Too many people to list here, but calling out a few notable players: +Great time to mention that **we stand on the shoulders of giants**. Many gigabrains have made heroic advancements in this project. A big thank you to all those who have contributed to date! There are too many people to list here, but calling out a few notable players: - Vitalik, Barry, Wei Jei for the original idea, architecture, initial implementation, and ongoing guidance - Folks from our most recent team that launched our [v1.1.1 release](/blog/maci-v1-1-1-release) and have since moved on: Q, Jei, Chao, and Daehyun -We're excited to carry the baton forward to bring the MACI vision into reality! +We're excited to carry the baton forward to bring the vision of MACI to reality! ### 2) New roadmap -As a new team working in open source, we're taking a concerted effort to make our work more accessible and to foster more collaboration from our open source community. As part of this work, we're making our team roadmap public and will continue to do so. +As a new team that's building in the open source space, we're taking a concerted effort to make our work more accessible and to foster more collaboration and feedback from our community. As part of this work, we're making our core team's roadmap public and will continue to do so. [Read our full roadmap here](/roadmap). -The TL;DR is that we'll be focusing most of our time on: +TL;DR: We'll be focusing most of our time on: -1. **Developer experience** (documentation, tooling) so that MACI is easier for projects to integrate -2. **Community engagement** (integration support, hackathon bounties, conference presentations) to more quickly iterate and improve based off feedback -3. [**Quadratic Funding Experiments**](https://qf.pse.dev/) to support real-world adoption of this technology +1. **Developer experience** (documentation, tooling, refactoring) so that MACI is easier for projects to integrate +2. **Community engagement** (integration support, hackathon bounties, conference presentations) to more quickly iterate and improve based off of feedback +3. [**Quadratic Funding Experiments**](https://qf.pse.dev/) to advance real-world adoption of this technology ### 3) New documentation MACI now has a fresh new website, with [revamped documentation](/docs/introduction)! -Our team quickly saw the need for improved educational content about MACI. It's a complex project with several core components (ZK circuits, Ethereum smart contracts, TypeScript libraries). Whether you're a developer looking to integrate MACI into your application or an open-source developer interested in contributing, we want to improve your onboarding experience. +We recognized the immediate need for improved educational content about MACI, as it's a complex project with several core components (ZK circuits, Ethereum smart contracts, TypeScript libraries). Whether you're a developer looking to integrate MACI into your application or an open-source developer interested in contributing, we want to hear from you in order to continuously improve your onboarding experience. [Please take a look and let us know what you think](/docs/introduction). ### 4) New community access -Wether you're interested in contributing to MACI or merely want to follow along with developments, we're making that much easier. Here's some ways you can keep in touch: +Whether you're interested in contributing to MACI or looking to stay up-to-date on the latest happenings, it's now much easier to stay connected with us and the community. Here are some ways you can keep in touch: -- [GitHub](https://github.com/privacy-scaling-explorations/maci): open an issue or PR or [join our active discussions](https://github.com/privacy-scaling-explorations/maci/discussions) -- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/sF5CT5rzrR): join the [PSE server](https://discord.com/invite/sF5CT5rzrR) and hop into the `#🗳️-maci` channel to chat with our core team -- [Twitter/X](https://twitter.com/zkmaci): follow our new handle [@zkMACI](https://twitter.com/zkmaci) for updates and hit us up with feedback -- This website: we'll continue to post updates here (at least 1 blog post every quarter)! +- [GitHub](https://github.com/privacy-scaling-explorations/maci): open an issue or PR or [join our discussions](https://github.com/privacy-scaling-explorations/maci/discussions) +- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/sF5CT5rzrR): join the [PSE server](https://discord.com/invite/sF5CT5rzrR) and hop in the `#🗳️-maci` channel to chat with our core team +- [Twitter/X](https://twitter.com/zkmaci): follow our new handle [@zkMACI](https://twitter.com/zkmaci) for updates or to hit us up with feedback +- This website: we'll continue to post updates here (at least 1 blog post every quarter, we promise 🤞)! -Expect to see announcements around new MACI releases, integrations, relevant events (quadratic funding rounds, conferences, hackathons), and grant RFPs. +Expect to see announcements around new MACI releases, integrations, event participation (quadratic funding rounds, conferences, hackathons), and grant RFPs. -We look forward to working more closely with our open source community! +We look forward to collaborating closely with our open source community this year! -## How’s that sound? +## How does that sound? Questions? Concerns? Ideas? We’d love to hear from you! -If there's a feature you think we should work on or an initiative you'd like to collaborate with us on, please let us know! We welcome input from anyone in the community. +If there is a feature you think we should work on, or an initiative you'd like to collaborate with us on, please let us know! We welcome input from anyone in the community. -Feel free to [hit us up on X](https://twitter.com/zkmaci) or reach out to our team in the [PSE Discord](https://discord.com/invite/sF5CT5rzrR) (`#🗳️-maci` channel). - -Onward and upward. +Onward and upward 🚀