A .NET Dinosaur in Web3. #1
Source: Dev.to
Day 1: First Smart Contract
I’ve been writing .NET for many years. Today I deployed my first smart contract and want to share my journey into Web3—one day at a time.
I love what I do—really. I’m a .NET dinosaur and Azure‑passionate developer. Instead of drowning in YouTube tutorials and boring courses, I treated this as a personal trainer who never judges you for asking “stupid” questions.
Setup
- MetaMask – installed and created an account.
- Switched to the Sepolia test network, a staging environment.
Getting Test ETH
Test ETH is needed for “gas” (the fee you pay for transactions). As a beginner I don’t have real funds, so I used a faucet.
| Faucet | Result |
|---|---|
| sepoliafaucet.com | ❌ Requires conditions I didn’t meet |
| faucets.chain.link/sepolia | ❌ Asks for LINK tokens |
| Google Web3 Faucet | ✅ Worked immediately |
Writing and Deploying the Contract
- Wrote my first Solidity contract in Remix IDE.
- Deployed it with a single click and one MetaMask confirmation (about 30 seconds).
The .NET background helped more than I expected—Solidity feels familiar, just in a strange, decentralized, immutable home.
Where I Got Stuck
MetaMask’s UI has changed, which caused some confusion. My AI mentor provided instructions, but I still needed multiple attempts to obtain test ETH.
Stage: Dinosaur 🦕 — mapping the terrain.
See you on Day 2. 🚀