BetterIDEa
BetterIDEa is a developer tooling suite for the Arweave/AO ecosystem that began as a hackathon project—and grew into a key part of the ecosystem, ultimately being acquired by Forward Research.
🏆 Hackathon Origins
- Built during Arweave India’s first hackerhouse
- Won 1st place for its initial MVP: a simple, web-based IDE for Arweave
- Post hackathon, it expanded beyond basic editing into a full development environment
🌍 Global Debut
- Made its public debut alongside the global launch of AO
- Featured during the official AO launch event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9snJSH9CdUs
🧩 Evolving Into a Dev Suite
- Introduced npm packages, CLI tools, and integrations for a seamless developer experience
- Refined into a cleaner and more intuitive interface for decentralized development
📈 Impact & Adoption
- Adopted by builders entering the Arweave/AO ecosystem
- Simplified the workflow of developing on permanent storage and compute
🤝 Acquisition
- Acquired by Forward Research, the core team behind AO
- I joined as an Entrepreneur in Residence to continue advancing developer tooling in the ecosystem