### 🔧 The Situation

Batman, the original creator of DotCodeSchool - the platform every PBA and PBA-X student goes through, is stepping back from active maintenance. While he may still contribute occasionally, he’s no longer in a position to maintain or drive the project forward.

DotCodeSchool has already proven its value:

* **500+ registered users** (many more unregistered)
* Actively used during **PBA/PBA-X**
* Stable, functional platform ready for more growth

Without active stewardship, it risks stagnating, becoming harder for new devs to benefit from and harder for contributors to engage with.

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## 🎯 My Proposal

I’m committing **4 months** to **actively maintain, improve, and prepare DotCodeSchool for long-term community sustainability**.

My focus will be:

1. **Embed New Rust State Machine Video Tutorial (Month 1-2)**
   * I’ve already recorded *“The Rust State Machine”* by Shawn Tabrizi — an **80+ video hands-on tutorial** ([watch here](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGg31qukeYp-JiPG7m6wOLlOj2A8r_5zs\&si=kukTV34H0EDO7BwF)).
   * **5+ weekends** of recording were my personal investment. A **give back** to the Polkadot ecosystem for supporting my PBA journey.
   * Funding covers the **integration work**: embedding videos into DotCodeSchool, linking them with exercises and resources for a smooth learning experience.
2. **Codebase Refactor(Month 2-4)**
   * Restructure and clean the codebase to lower the barrier for contributors.
   * Improve documentation, standardize testing/linting, and ensure contributor onboarding is straightforward.
3. **Ongoing Maintenance (All 4 Months)**
   * Keep dependencies up to date, fix bugs, ensure platform stability, and respond to community needs.

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## 🌍 Discoverability & Access

DotCodeSchool is open to *anyone*.
However, feedback from the community shows that **too few people know it exists**.

The proposed work will **lay the technical foundation** for future discoverability efforts. Once the platform is refactored and video content is integrated, it will be in a stronger position to run targeted outreach campaigns. Potentially in collaboration with community members experienced in marketing

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## **📊 Accountability & Transparency**

I will publish a **monthly progress report** with:

* **Task**
* **Duration**
* **Time**
* **Date**

Since I’m new to the Treasury process, I’m open to suggestions from the community on where these reports should be hosted.

If there’s no preferred place, I’ll post them publicly on **LinkedIn** and **X** for transparency, and also share the links in the relevant [Polkadot forum thread](https://forum.polkadot.network/t/what-s-next-for-dotcodeschool/14246) so they’re archived in one place.

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## 💡 Why Fund This?

This is **not** a one-off feature drop. It’s **4 months of active stewardship**, ensuring that:

* DotCodeSchool stays stable and up to date
* The codebase is ready for new contributors
* The platform gains valuable new learning content in the form of a high-quality, embedded video tutorial

Without this work, the risk is that DotCodeSchool will stagnate, making it harder for new devs to benefit from it or contribute.

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## 💰 Requested Compensation

* **Time Commitment:** 20 hours/week
* **Rate:** $70/hour
* **Duration:** 4 months
* **Total:** $22,400

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**DotCodeSchool belongs to the community and this proposal is about keeping it alive, improving it, and setting it up for a sustainable future.**

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#1712 4-Month DotCodeSchool Maintenance & Improvements