AssemblyScript SCALE Codec Implementation

[Daniel-K-Ivanov]

Grant Application Checklist

• The application-template.md has been copied, renamed ( "project_name.md") and updated.
• A BTC address for the payment of the milestones is provided inside the application.
• The software of the project will be released under the Apache license version 2.0 as specified in the terms and conditions.
• The total funding amount of the project is below 30k at the time of submission.

[CLAassistant]

All committers have signed the CLA.

[RouvenP]

Hi @Daniel-K-Ivanov. Thanks for your application, looks fine from a financial point of view. The only change I have to request is the invoicing currency - we need the cost in BTC (fixed amount).

[Daniel-K-Ivanov]

Hi @Daniel-K-Ivanov. Thanks for your application, looks fine from a financial point of view. The only change I have to request is the invoicing currency - we need the cost in BTC (fixed amount).

Hi @RouvenP. Thank you for the input. I've changed the invoicing currency into BTC. Hope that everything is okay in terms of the financial/costs.

[Noc2]

Thanks again for the application. I’m reasonably happy with it and want to approve it, but could you potentially reduce the price a little bit more. I think 2 BTC for the SCALE codec implementation is relatively expensive (see for example the Java implementation, which we just signed: )

[Daniel-K-Ivanov]

Thanks again for the application. I’m reasonably happy with it and want to approve it, but could you potentially reduce the price a little bit more. I think 2 BTC for the SCALE codec implementation is relatively expensive (see for example the Java implementation, which we just signed: )

@Noc2 I understand your perspective. We've reduced the price to match the initial one which was deemed to be reasonable.

[Noc2]

Thanks for updating the application. I still think it’s rather expensive (at least given the recent increase of the BTC price), but I’m willing to accept it at this stage, since there aren’t any other teams currently interested in it and you already put quite some effort into it.

[keorn]

Good first step towards AssemblyScript Runtimes

[RouvenP]

Thanks again for the application. I’m reasonably happy with it and want to approve it, but could you potentially reduce the price a little bit more. I think 2 BTC for the SCALE codec implementation is relatively expensive (see for example the Java implementation, which we just signed: )

@Noc2 I understand your perspective. We've reduced the price to match the initial one which was deemed to be reasonable.

@Daniel-K-Ivanov we usually look at what would be a reasonable rate in the country of incorporation and a daily rate per FTE of BTC 0.0706 (ca. $500 currently) seems fairly high for Bulgaria. do you think you can go further down? (sorry - missed to mention that in my initial comment)

[Daniel-K-Ivanov]

Thanks again for the application. I’m reasonably happy with it and want to approve it, but could you potentially reduce the price a little bit more. I think 2 BTC for the SCALE codec implementation is relatively expensive (see for example the Java implementation, which we just signed: )

@Noc2 I understand your perspective. We've reduced the price to match the initial one which was deemed to be reasonable.

@Daniel-K-Ivanov we usually look at what would be a reasonable rate in the country of incorporation and a daily rate per FTE of BTC 0.0706 (ca. $500 currently) seems fairly high for Bulgaria. do you think you can go further down? (sorry - missed to mention that in my initial comment)

@RouvenP Thanks for the feedback. We’re excited to work on this and could drop the daily rate to about $450 (accounting for the latest price of BTC).

// cc @keorn @Noc2

[Daniel-K-Ivanov]

Updated the BTC costs due to the surge in price and reduced the daily rate per FTE.