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+W3F Grant Application
+Project Name: Scala 3 Tooling for Polkadot Ecosystem
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+Team Name: shenStudio
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+Payment Address: (අපි පස්සේ මේක දාමු)
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+Level: 1 ($10,000)
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+Project Overview
+This project aims to provide high-performance Scala 3 libraries and tooling for the Polkadot ecosystem, focusing on efficient data serialization and indexing.
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+Team Research
+Name: Shenun (shenStudio)
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+GitHub: shenStudio1998
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+Experience: Lead developer with extensive experience in Scala 3 and ZIO. Recently contributed to high-stakes JSON serialization logic in the ZIO ecosystem (PR #1574).
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+Milestones
+Milestone 1: Research and Initial Architecture - $3,000
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+Milestone 2: Core Implementation and Testing - $4,000
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+Milestone 3: Documentation and Final Release - $3,000