# Meeting Minutes - March 4, 2026 ## Attendees: | Name | Attendance | Role/COI | | ------------------------ | ---------- | ---------------------------- | | Georg Link | Yes | OSC Chair | | Terence ‘Tex’ McCutcheon | Yes | Lead/Secretary | | Kyle Solomon | Yes | CPC Vice Chair | | Bora Oben | Yes | Developer Advocate - CF | | Dan Baruka | Yes | Developer Advocate Intersect | | Emmanuel Titi | Yes | Developer Advocate Intersect | | Harun Mwangi | Yes | Developer Advocate Intersect | | Uche Obasi | Yes | Developer Advocate Intersect | | Sebastian Pabon | Yes | OSC Member | | Darlisa Consoni | Yes | Ecosystem Engineering - CF | | Josefine Birkigt | Yes | Cardano Foundation | | Robertino Martinez | Yes | Product Owner - DevEx IOG | Community/Other Attendees * Ahmed Kadiri * Ayomi Shuga * Darlington Wleh - LidoNation * Ian Njuguna * Luke Mahoney - MLabs * Samuel Leathers * Tevo Kask **Recording:** [Cardano Developer Experience Innovation WG - 2026/03/04 - Recording](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GqWW7V9DIdavq6ny6mCOAj0qp9IKKC4U/view?usp=sharing) **Transcript:** [Cardano Developer Experience Innovation WG - 2026/03/04 - Transcript](https://docs.google.com/document/d/10xr-4dU3Rl0NsSYnxzO2KRoMQE3WMLSnbJN9m_pRkyo/edit?usp=sharing) **Chat Transcript:** [DevEx Innovation WG Meeting – 2026/03/04 – Chat Transcript](https://drive.google.com/file/d/18YTGokpAjEwnKkQuvh5SztSFsdAuCTyz/view?usp=sharing) ## Agenda 4.30.26 * Brainstorm Problem Statements * Brainstorm Actions/Solutions * Determine single source of truth ## Decisions/Actions **Decisions** * **Target Audience:** The primary focus of this working group will be the developer experience, specifically developers building products and services on top of Cardano (Application Developers), and the related ‘developer journey’. * **Single Source of Truth:** The group reached a consensus to use developers.cardano.org as the primary entry point and unified knowledge base for the ecosystem. Pending external confirmation. * **Timeline:** The group committed to a fast-paced timeline of four to six weeks to implement definitive changes and improvements. * **Communication Channel:** The "Developer Advocate Water Cooler" channel in the Intersect Discord will be the central hub for ongoing communication to avoid thread fragmentation. **Actions** * **Resource Mapping:** Participants are to copy viable solutions from the "Problem Statement" section of the Mural board over to the "Impact vs. Effort" matrix before the next meeting. * **Documentation Proposal:** Robertino will provide a written decision/proposal regarding the scope of documentation to allow for broader community feedback. * **Portal Review:** All members are expected to act as "users" of the Developer Portal over the next two weeks to provide front-level feedback on friction points. * **GMC Coordination:** Kyle to initiate a discussion (or involve a representative) with the Global Marketing Council regarding the implementation of retargeting tags and developer audience segmenting. * **GitHub Engagement:** Bora to monitor the developers.cardano.org repository for new issues or discussions tagged for the "Innovation Working Group." * **Meeting Minutes Distribution:** Terence to publish the meeting minutes on X (formerly Twitter) under the OSC (Open Source Committee) page. * **Specialized Session:** Bora and Terence to coordinate a dedicated sub-meeting specifically focused on the technical architecture and content migration for the Developer Portal. | Topic | Discussion | Notes | | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Introductions | Participants from Intersect, Cardano Foundation, and IOG introduced themselves, representing roles in Open Source, Product Management, and Developer Advocacy. | Focus is on bridging silos between founding organizations. | | Target Audience | Debate occurred regarding whether to focus on "Application Developers" (building on Cardano) vs. "Core Contributors" (building the protocol). | Consensus: Primary focus is on developers building products/services on Cardano. | | Documentation Gaps | Identification of a steep learning curve, unmaintained docs, and a lack of "one-click" installation tools for new developers. | Need for documentation that is "LLM-friendly" was highlighted by Robertino. | | Resource Fragmentation | Multiple entry points exist (Cardano Developer Portal, Intersect DevX site, docs.cardano.org), causing confusion for new users. | Bora noted the "Developer Portal" has recently been refreshed to address this. | | Single Source of Truth | Discussion on consolidating all resources into one primary domain to prevent "bouncing" and loss of developer interest. | Decision: Developers.cardano.org is the preferred primary entry point. | | User Personas | Robertino suggested clear paths for different personas: Junior Devs, EVM developers migrating, and entrepreneurs. | Avoiding "noise" (like SPO info) for application developers is critical. | | Developer Journey | Bora emphasized a "multi-level failover" approach: capturing attention immediately and redirecting based on intent (SDKs vs. Events). | The goal is a seamless flow from "zero to job-ready." | | Tooling & Libraries | Discussion on the lack of standard libraries (e.g., CBOR serialization) and inconsistent documentation for various SDKs. | Proposal to keep high-level concepts in the central portal and deep technical specs in tool-specific repos. | | Retargeting & Marketing | Kyle suggested using tracking tags and "audience buckets" to run retargeting campaigns for developers who visit the site but don't convert. | This requires coordination with the GMC (Global Marketing Council). | | Incentive Mechanisms | Discussion on how to keep open-source contributors motivated to update documentation without a paid model. | Being featured on the main Developer Portal acts as a "marketing incentive" for tool builders. | | Impact vs. Effort Matrix | Terence introduced a framework to prioritize solutions based on their implementation difficulty versus their benefit to the ecosystem. | High-impact, low-effort tasks will be prioritized for the next 4–6 weeks. | | KPIs for Success | Bora and Sebastian debated metrics: Quantity of developers (Hackathons) vs. Quality/Retention (developers in full-time Cardano jobs). | North Star: Increasing the number of productive, long-term contributors and builders. | | Next Steps | The Mural board remains open for participants to copy solutions into the "Priority/Effort" box. | A follow-up call specifically for the Developer Portal will be scheduled. | --- # 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