Flare Dev Hangout #1 – Getting Started with Flare Network

​Join us for the first-ever Flare Africa Dev Hangout, where we kick off Season 0 of our developer community initiative! This weekly series is designed to onboard new builders, answer your questions, and guide you through building on the Flare Network.

​In this first session, we’ll cover:

​✅ What Flare is and why it’s different
✅ How to set up your developer environment (MetaMask + Coston)
✅ A live walkthrough of your first smart contract deployment
✅ Season 0 bounties and how to earn as you learn
✅ How to join the dev community and contribute