Aptos is broken (2 minute read)
Aptos promises 100,000 transactions per second in its finalized version, but it currently only processes around 4 TPS. A majority of those transactions are validators communicating, setting block checkpoints, and writing metadata to the blockchain. The team shut down its Discord after launch and has only reopened a few channels. A majority of tokens are either staked or ready to be dumped on retail investors.
Joseph Delong's Guide to Developer Success in Web3 (2 minute read)
Developers should first learn Go or Rust if they want to create protocols or Solidity if they want to become a DeFi/smart contract developer. DeFi/smart contract developers should also become familiar with ERC20, ERC721, ERC1155, EIP712, ERC165, proxy patterns, and the OpenZeppelin contract set, as well as a development framework like Hardhat, Foundry, Dapptools, or Truffle. It is much easier to get hired after getting connected to teams. Joining communities can be difficult but a pull request on GitHub can help.