WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Nov 5, 2025

WeAreDevelopers LIVE – Building on Algorand: Real Projects and Developer Tools

Chris Heilmann , Daniel Cranney , Astha Yadav

Tired of learning obscure blockchain languages to enter Web3? Discover how Algorand lets you write smart contracts directly in Python and TypeScript using familiar developer tools.

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#1 about 6 min

Shifting to high-level languages for smart contracts

How Algorand reduces developer friction by compiling Python and TypeScript down to constrained blockchain environments.

#2 about 4 min

Security vulnerabilities in rapid AI code generation

The security gaps that emerge when developers ship AI-generated code without full architectural context or testing.

#3 about 8 min

Risks of AI web browsers executing background code

Exploring the security and payment risks of browsers that use AI to automatically bypass blockers or execute prompts.

#4 about 6 min

The reality of autonomous AI agents and vibe coding

Why fully autonomous agents remain distant and why AI-generated pull requests often lack necessary open-source hygiene.

#5 about 3 min

Exploiting document title APIs in Chromium browsers

How bad actors can abuse unbounded properties like the document title to crash web browsers through excessive data storage.

#6 about 2 min

Navigating JavaScript type coercion and NaN logic

A brief look into JavaScript's counterintuitive handling of the Not-A-Number type and complex type comparisons.

#7 about 9 min

Analyzing hallucinations in generative AI models

Comparing how different large language models struggle with basic visual constraints like generating clock faces and reliable visual details.

#8 about 5 min

Leveraging AI to generate node implementation documentation

How the Algorand protocol uses AI-assisted documentation to explain complex consensus algorithms and architecture to researchers.

#9 about 11 min

Speeding up Web3 developer onboarding with toolkits

Engaging new ecosystem developers through streamlined project scaffolding and gamified educational platforms.

#10 about 4 min

Migrating smart contracts to the PuyaTS compiler

The transition to TypeScript compilers for compiling high-level web languages into operational blockchain virtual machine bytecode.

#11 about 9 min

Enabling decentralized payments with HTTP 402 codes

Standardizing blockchain transactions and platform micropayments using an agnostic implementation of the HTTP payment required code.

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