Deploying ZkApps On Mina Protocol Explained
Deploying to Mina Protocol is like assembling IKEA furniture blindfolded - frustrating, occasionally humiliating, but weirdly addictive. I battled CLI errors, outsmarted Testnet faucets & learned that "zk-SNARKs" means trust the math elves.
(Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Snark) Deploying a zkApp to Mina Protocol is like trying to teach my cat, Mr. Whiskers, to solve a Rubik’s Cube—full of confusion, hissed feedback, and the occasional moment where I swear he’s judging my life choices. Let me tell you the tale of how I waded through recursion, proofs, and the soul-crushing realization that “blockchain” is just a fancy word for “math homework that costs money.” 1. The Setup: Installing the zkApp CLI (Spoiler: It Didn’t Install Itself) It started innocently enough. The tutorial said, “Just run npm in...