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Sam Blackshear
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Sam Blackshear

Co-Founder, CTO, Mysten Labs, Creator of Move Language

Sam Blackshear is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Mysten Labs. He brings more than a decade of experience in programming languages and blockchain technology, including nearly six years at Meta, where he served as Principal Engineer leading the development of Move, a secure and efficient smart contract language designed for Meta’s Libra/Diem blockchain initiative. 

Sam previously spent five years in academic research at the University of Colorado Boulder, focusing on static analysis for security and performance. His work on Move has significantly shaped the blockchain landscape, providing a secure and developer-friendly language for smart contract execution.

Sam holds a Ph.D. in Programming Languages from the University of Colorado Boulder.

All About NFT Standards

Find out how NFTs on Sui offer far more programmability and flexibility than the simple images seen on other blockchains.

4min read
Sam Blackshear

Instant Coding with Remix IDE and WELLDONE Code

The browser-based Remix IDE, combined with the WELLDONE Code plug-in, lets you build Sui apps with no local setup or installations.

3min read
Sam Blackshear

All About Objects

To understand the unique features of Sui, it is important to first understand Sui’s object-centric data model.

2min read
Sam Blackshear

Sui Move Analyzer Tutorial

The Sui Move Analyzer plug-in works with Visual Studio and provides useful definitions and tips while coding.

5min read
Sam Blackshear

Deploy a Game to the Blockchain - Encode Club Sui Series #6

In this final video of our six part educational series, Shayan explains how to test and deploy a game to the Sui network.

2min read
Sam Blackshear

RPG Building Basics - Encode Club Sui Series #5

In this fifth of six educational videos, Shayan walks through the basics of creating a role playing game on Sui.

3min read
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Dynamic Fields and Collections - Encode Club Sui Series #4

In this fourth of six educational videos, you will learn the importance of dynamic fields and collections when programming objects on Sui.

2min read
Sam Blackshear

Creating Objects and NFTs - Encode Club Sui Series #3

In this third of six educational videos, you will learn how to create an NFT on the Sui network.

2min read
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Smart Contracts - Encode Club Sui Series #2

In this second of six educational videos, you will learn how to write a smart contract on the Sui network.

3min read
Sam Blackshear

What’s Sui? - Encode Club Sui Series #1

Want to get started building on Sui? The Sui Foundation partnered with Encode Club for this video introduction to the network.

3min read
Sam Blackshear

Dynamic Fields Migration Guide

Dynamic Fields is a new concept for Sui Move, replacing Child Objects and creating greater programming flexibility.

4min read
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Why We Created Sui Move

Sui is the first blockchain to improve on the original Diem design in how it integrates Move, and we share concrete examples of these improvements.

11min read
Sam Blackshear