The cadCAD Foundation
The cadCAD Foundation seeks donations to enhance their open-source tool for modeling complex systems, fund core development, expand libraries, create educational materials, and grow their community.Application
Applied on: 16 Apr 2024 10:32 PM
Approved
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Reviewed on 16 Apr 2024 11:02 PM
Advance the field of token engineering (tldr; economics and system design with crypto / design and analysis of cryptoeconomic systems)
The cadCAD Foundation provides an open-source package for designing, testing, and validating complex systems, including cryptoeconomic systems, through simulation. It has been utilized by several blockchain projects, demonstrating a clear advance in the field of token engineering.
Focus on token engineering research, education, software development and/or social infrastructure
The project has demonstrated a commitment to token engineering research and education through its work on the cadCAD software and the development of educational bounties and resources.
Be a public good
cadCAD is an open-source tool that can be utilized by anyone to model and simulate complex systems. This contributes to the public good by providing a valuable resource for the design and analysis of such systems.
Specify your short-term goals (within the scope of the grant) and long-term vision of their projects
The cadCAD Foundation has articulated clear short-term goals, such as further development of cadCAD, expansion of model libraries, creation of tooling, and launching educational bounties. They have also outlined a long-term vision of widespread use of cadCAD for complex system design.
Provide some proof of already existing work and list any recent milestones, even if small, to be included into the round
The project has shown proof of ongoing work through live releases of cadCAD, the imminent alpha release of cadCAD.jl, and community-building activities. They have also highlighted recent milestones such as cadCAD version 0.5.2 going live.
Have a project update - If you are a returning grantee, you must provide an update on what work has been accomplished since the last grant round your project received funding from
Although the provided information does not specify past grants through Gitcoin, the project update does detail recent progress and milestones, which suggests continuous development and improvement of the project.
Have a verified Twitter account
The cadCAD Foundation has provided a link to its Twitter account, which is verified, showing the blue checkmark, thus meeting the criteria for a verified account.