Polkadot Builder Map – Interactive Tool

Dear Proposer,

Thank you for your proposal. Our second vote on this proposal is NAY.

The Big Tipper track requires 35% participation and simple majority of non-abstain votes according to our voting policy v0.2, and any referendum in which the majority of members vote abstain receives an abstain vote. This proposal has received zero aye and two nay votes from ten available members, with two members abstaining. Below is a summary of our members' comments:

Several members expressed mixed feelings regarding the proposal for the interactive developer map intended to clarify Polkadot’s complex ecosystem. The effort was acknowledged, and the tool’s initial concept was recognized for its potential to accelerate learning through visualized technical components. However, concerns centered on its premature development, with comments highlighting issues such as non-responsive design, broken link pop-ups, and incomplete content. Some members were uncertain about the overall demand for such a tool, arguing that additional research and refinements were needed before it could serve as a reliable developer guide. Ultimately, the collective sentiment resulted in a decision to reject the proposal.

The full discussion can be found in our internal voting.

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For transparency i share the Comment in Permanence DAO blog after their evaluation:

"And for those who are in the middle or feel the map isn't sufficiently understandable, I'll share two things:

1.The structure was personally reviewed by renowned ecosystem engineers (Shawn, Kian, Rad, and others). If that's still not enough for you, I invite you to open all the links to the elements, read their content, and count how long it takes you to do that task.

2.Then put yourself in the position of a developer who wants to start their journey with Polkadot (for example, at a hackathon) and you'll see how the map helps you understand all the elements more clearly and in less time. Including the programming languages used (in the repositories where they are available). All of this is translated into eight languages.

I hope this clarification allows you to reconsider your vote. Best regards."

@SIM-DOT thanks for the effort. I cloned the repo and ran it locally, and this is what is looks like on a smaller Chrome window:

And this is on mobile:

I also see lots of links with wrong titles (substrate.dev, polkadot.network, etc.), and the positioning of the pop-up is not well thought-out and gets cut for the links closer to the bottom of the page.

In summary, the page doesn't have responsive design, and there are a number of issues with both the content itself and its representation, and these are basically the things you should have gotten right before this presentation to the community expecting a payout.

This is potentially a good resource, but just a friendly reminder, try to give more thought to comments before resorting to a defensive stance. In general, the community is interested in seeing you produce great work and win, not in seeing you fail.

Regards,
kukabi | Helikon

PolkaWorld votes NAY

We believe the product concept is promising, but its practical usefulness is not yet clear. We’re uncertain whether this tool will truly benefit developers. It might be better to validate its value over time and return later with a retrospective funding request.

See full feedback here.

On behalf of the 🌶️ Hungarian Polkadot DAO 🌶️:

While we appreciate and value the concept, the execution still requires refinement. Once the previously mentioned issues have been resolved, we will be in a position to consider an AYE vote.

You can view how the 🌶️ Hungarian Polkadot DAO 🌶️ evaluated this proposal on our public page here.