Colton from the Stellar Development Foundation discusses best practices for building usable Stellar applications, covering Stellar Ecosystem Proposals (SEPs), interface simplification, and user education strategies.
In this Stellar Engineering Talks episode, Colton, community manager at the Stellar Development Foundation, outlines three core principles for creating usable Stellar applications. He explains how Stellar Ecosystem Proposals (SEPs) provide standards for developers to implement, including federation protocols for human-readable addresses, key derivation standards like SEP5, and multi-party key management via SEP30. The talk covers how to abstract away blockchain complexity through simplified interfaces and focused use cases, citing examples like Satoshi Pay, D Stock, and Vega. Colton emphasizes the importance of educating users upfront about application value propositions, translating apps for global markets, and following established standards to enable interoperability across the ecosystem.