Thread by @thlorenz

1/ While working @metaplex I created a few tools to make working with #Solana more fun and productive.

I'll introduce them in this thread. 🧵

2/ First up, amman-explorer.metaplex.com connects with a locally running #solana validator, tracks recent transactions, labels accounts, and deserializes account data to help you diagnosing issues and understanding how your transactions execute.

3/ In order to allow testing NFT uploads in your local environment, amman includes a mock storage server.

The locally uploaded NFTs even show up in your wallet.

4/ github.com/metaplex-found… which powers the above includes other niceties like auto-labels and more readable solana logs.

5/ In order to generate #TypeScript SDKs for your #Solana programs that others can read, debug and interact with, I created github.com/metaplex-found….

We use it @metaplex to keep our SDKs in sync with our programs.

6/ And, since not all programs use #anchor I created github.com/metaplex-found… to extract the same IDL for vanilla #Solana programs.

Simple annotations are sufficient.

7/ Try these tools and let @metaplex know how they help you to be more productive.

And if you want to help us build more and move the #Solana NFT ecosystem forward, we are hiring!

apply.workable.com/metaplex-studi…