Quote from: bitmover on April 25, 2022, 01:56:50 PM

Quote from: wagmi on April 24, 2022, 05:29:21 PM

We know, also on Bitcointalk, coders are active because Bitcoin is a very technical subject.
When normal people ask a question here, coders will look at it and reply.
It’s a very good feature of Bitcointalk because coders are still here.

My question after all: how many coders has Bitcointalk?
If you read my question, please answer: are you a coder or are your not a coder?

I’m looking forward to your votes!

The answer "yes" to this question doesn't mean that the user can audit bitcoin code.

Yes, it was not intended tob e specific, it was just a general question. Really setting up a flawless code is very difficult and only few can it. We know it from flawed coded Shitcoins.

Quote from: bitmover on April 25, 2022, 01:56:50 PM

For example, I know how to code some front end using jaavscript and some back end using python or golang, mainly for web development

I'm proud of you to be a coder.

Quote from: Pffrt on April 25, 2022, 04:25:59 PM

I'm not an expert on programming/coding part but that doesn’t mean I'm not expert on bitcoin. Also, I don’t think the code is somewhat everyone should know. I'm more than enough knowledged to participate in the network and take the full advantages of it. What else? What does my coding skill have to do anything with my participation in the bitcoin network?

My questions was only about coding in general

Quote from: Pffrt on April 25, 2022, 04:25:59 PM

I'm more than enough knowledged to participate in the network and take the full advantages of it. What else? What does my coding skill have to do anything with my participation in the bitcoin network?

But you are not a coder for special knowlege, code and more. Bitcoin is designed to be sent peer to peer from everyone and after a time it was startet, enough knowledge was set up for easy transactions.

Quote from: KingsDen on April 25, 2022, 07:49:32 PM

Quote from: wagmi on April 24, 2022, 05:29:21 PM

We know, also on Bitcointalk, coders are active because Bitcoin is a very technical subject.
When normal people ask a question here, coders will look at it and reply.
It’s a very good feature of Bitcointalk because coders are still here.

Firstly, one does not need to be a coder to understand the technicalities of bitcoin. Someone that has no knowledge of coding or programming can understand bitcoin technicals very well and answer bitcoin questions. I doubt that all the people providing answers to bitcoin technical questions dwell in the back-end of bitcoin.

Your assumption is a bit superficial because Bitcoin is a very technical subject and very detailed. People need no understanding of Bitcoin when bought on an exchange or as part of ETF.
It gets more difficult every step and educational content needs to be available for each topic. Luckily, we are today in a good situation and Bitcoin is heavily supported by good applications.

Quote from: KingsDen on April 25, 2022, 07:49:32 PM

So, you can rephrase your question by asking how many blockchain developers are here in bitcointalk.

No, because it is a general question. I’m not requiring any title from a university or practical education.

Quote from: Mbitr on April 25, 2022, 08:41:51 PM

This may help you

https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/graphs/contributors

You can always check the contributors names against any forum members names if you like

Only 857 to cross reference

Very nice, indeed.

Quote from: DdmrDdmr on April 26, 2022, 08:33:21 AM

Quote from: wagmi on April 24, 2022, 05:29:21 PM

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The question is not all that clear, and can and has been interpreted as:

-   How many Bitcointalk coders are there? (i.e. people that program Bitcointalk)
-   How many people, that are coders (*) are on Bitcointalk?
-   How many Bitcoin Core coders are also on Bitcointalk?
-   How many Bitcoin Core coders are there?

It was a general question about coders because a good coder will know his business. My survey does not include specifications.

Quote from: franky1 on April 25, 2022, 11:57:44 PM

there are a few hundred coders that have been involved in bitcoin protocol coding over the years.

and many many thousands that review the code and even adjust their copy of the code to do new things not based on the main protocol.

EG saving the UTXOset of their own local dataset into new database formats into different orders and or with extra info included for their own personal use of further analysis beyond the basics.

some add in extra API/RPC commands of their own to do extra communication things with their chosen peers

its been deemed that to be a 'bitcoin dev' you need to be part of the elitist hierarchy allowed to make suggestions via the bitcoin core github commits.

where as those just reading, reviewing and tweaking their local copy of the code, not affecting the network rules. are just 'wallet coders'

oh and there are also alot of idiots who pretend to be part of this elitist crew of 'bitcoin coders' by just being loyal fans/friends of bitcoin devs. or just do silly things like spell check commits on github to get name recognition

Great insight!
I can imagine, Bitcoin core coding seems to be very elitist and special.