If you missed our earlier blog post, scroll to the bottom for an explanation of what a Swarm of Swarms is.

This Week’s Developer Updates

Six teams responded this week to share updates on their active projects. In no particular order:

Team Techcoderx (@techcoderx / @aioha)

Aioha:

• View only provider - login with any username without signing capabilities
• Updated docs to add Tailwind config instructions for React UI

Team Threespeak Witness (@sagarkothari88 / @threespeak)

Distriator with Starkerz

• Ati Hotel - supports all 30 rooms now
• Work in progress: Mini/Lightweight Cashback app with React
• Work in progress: Mini app for product management
• Work in progress: multi-account login

CheckinWithXyz with Starkerz

• Daily onboarding report
• Cumulative report
• Onboarder report

Team Actifit (@mcfarhat / @actifit)

Block Explorer, BT and HC:

• Created a new proposals page
• Added dollar value display in account balance history across hive/hbd/vests based on historical values
• Added new menu for block explorer UI
• Richlist API ready on BT, creating new richlist page on BE UI
• Additional details under works for proposals page
• Block Explorer Backend: Adding new endpoint for Account proxies (in progress)
• Health Checker: Adding translations support (pending)

Actifit:

• Multi-lingual support across Actifit web ready
• Fixed support for some images not appropriately rendered on Actifit web
• Whitelisted ecency and Hive.blog for displaying specific Actifit images
• Fixed issue with savings transactions (withdraw/cancel) on Actifit web wallet
• New discussions page (final tweaks)
• Post screen AI integration (final tweaks)
• Maximized editor view (final tweaks)

Team Cryptoshots (@gaottantacinque / @crypto-shots)

Crypto Shots

PvP: lots of bug fixes for release 1.23; partial release of Locator Device / "alien rays" and lots of improvements (wip); prioritized the next 20 bugs/improvements to work on.
Chess: bug fixes and visual improvements for opponent's last move and piece moves preview
PvE: completed green toxic gas feature for survival mode - timers and spawn points work in progress
Tokenomics: ongoing discussions for cross-chain integration and liquidity initiatives

Team Mithril (@ecoinstant / @team.mithril)

Emerald Accounts

• Beta tested with three users
• Added group logic to the DB
• Worked on Markdown Rendering

Other Tools

• Markdown2PDF tool in progress
• "Days ago" indicator for the Post Curation Tool: https://thecrazygm.com/hivetools/pct
• Inactive followers script released: https://gist.github.com/TheCrazyGM/9e65273243bb4382c424a01ca46810af

Team Honeycomb (@disregardfiat / @spknetwork)

SPK Network

• Alpha release of the storage node software
• Oratr is the SPK Networks desktop app. It allows you to run SPK Network infrastructure with nearly no hassle.

Beneficiaries

Teams are invited to opt in to sharing the post rewards by providing their Hive account information. Four teams opted in.

• @crypto-shots
• @sagarkothari88
• @techcoderx
• @team.mithril

What is Swarm of Swarms?

This is a new series of blogs where we will share updates from the Hive development community. The content consists of meeting notes from a virtual developer meeting, titled 'Swarm of Swarms,' which adheres to the Bee Hive theme. We have been doing this for around 30 weeks, without posting the content on-chain or elsewhere. As we broadcast more widely, I hope everyone can gain greater visibility into all the Hive project development.

The Swarm of Swarms is a virtual gathering where blockchain developers building on the Hive network converge to share project updates, insights, and knowledge. This decentralized meet-up brings together a collective of innovators and visionaries from the Hive ecosystem, specifically those developing applications and use cases on the blockchain. As participants join the Swarm, they are exposed to ideas, solutions, and experiences, allowing them to expand their professional networks and gain a deeper understanding of the rapidly evolving Hive ecosystem. Through this virtual convergence, the Swarm of Swarms aims to cultivate a culture of open communication, mutual support, and collective growth among its members.

I send weekly reminders to the participating development teams, encouraging them to share their progress in the Mattermost 'Swarm of Swarms' channel. Other developers can visit this channel to learn about the projects other teams are working on. The hope is that open communication will inspire more side conversations and collaborations. 👏 I appreciate the development team leaders who take a few minutes each week to share their latest achievements. There is room for more participation, and the coffee is free.

Please let me know how I can improve it, and forgive any mistakes. We will iterate!