moneropunks.org/content/about.md

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The Monero Punks workgroup was started as a way to rally the builders in the Monero community and provide an effort to truly showcase their work.

There are many individuals and organizations out there building tools and services but their contributions get lost in the noise since the largest social gatherings (Reddit, Twitter) mostly discuss price, trading, marketing, art, and stickers (hype). Additionally, there aren't many good places where tools and services are being aggregated; getmonero.org shows mostly merchants. There's not much detail around the general projects and tools being developed in the ecosystem for those with the inclination to tinker.

For now, we can be found at the following places on the web:

• #monero-punks on Libera Chat, IRC network
• forum.moneropunks.org - Forum (Onion Link)

Who We Are

• tinkerers
• software developers and engineers
• system administrators
• enthusiasts
• entrepreneurs

What We Are About

• useful technology
• full stack design and implementation
• modern frameworks
• security at all layers
• everything as code

What We Live By

• KISS
• RTFM
• leave it in better shape than you found it
• fail fast