**Dear community,**


With the aim of supporting ecosystem developers, I'm presenting this treasury proposal for "Substrate in Bits", a series of in-depth technical content focused on addressing the pain points of developers building with Substrate. 

This proposal has been up for discussion for **9 days** [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2530)

The goal is to provide valuable and comprehensive resources that can help developers understand their code better as well as serve as a trusted reference for developers seeking to gain an in-depth understanding of how their codes work.

Each article in the series will be written with the goal of providing detailed information and practical examples with the ultimate goal of serving as a trusted reference for the common problems logged on Substrate media platforms like the StackExchange, Polkadot Discord server, Substrate Matrix channel, etc.
By breaking down complex Substrate concepts into “bits” that are easy to understand and implement, we aim to make it easy for developers to gain a deeper understanding of their code and be able to make proper changes when things go wrong. 

 **Substrate in Bits**

 **Problem:**
- The depth and specificity of community-created content needs to be improved.
- The developer community needs more reference resources that target specific pain points of developers.
- The ecosystem needs more community-curated technical content that can easily evolve over time by eventually leveraging the expertise and contributions of a diverse community of engineers.

[Jump to the Problem section of the proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P4wgb2uEk7Uy77XwaKtM-L6NMlZFB0wIH7hb4U4VVyM/edit#bookmark=id.rtx22oudlknz)

 **Available solutions**

There are some existing solutions for substrate-related resources (Including the Substrate documentation and Blockchain training Alliance course) and some are in the works (eg, Polkadot.study). But a key different between "Substrate in Bits" and these solutions is that the technical content in “Substrate in Bits” are not designed to be specific courses. Instead, they’re designed to address specific issues often faced by developers. 

A key component of addressing these issues and creating technical content, is consulting with experts and getting their opinion (this is a core component of our research process). 

[Jump to available solutions section of the proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P4wgb2uEk7Uy77XwaKtM-L6NMlZFB0wIH7hb4U4VVyM/edit#bookmark=id.o7vbzgqhvmxu)



 **Proposed solution**
This proposal aims to tackle the existing problems by:
- Creating technical content using a problem-based approach. The goal of these “Substrate in Bits” is to address common issues faced by substrate developers and go in-depth on why these problems arise and how to solve/avoid them. 
- Making technical content as collaborative as possible, allowing engineers from the community to make contributions and make Substrate in Bits an up-to-date and trusted reference for substrate developers. In order to achieve this, all our technical content will be housed on GitHub. This will make it easy for interested contributors to contribute to improving these pieces of content in the future.

By compiling these information in one easily accessible location, developers can more quickly and effectively troubleshoot their code and gain a deeper understanding of Substrate's technical components.

This will not only save developers time and effort but making the content open-source on Github contribute to the growth and success of the Substrate ecosystem by encouraging greater participation and collaboration.

[Jump to the Proposed solution section of the Proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P4wgb2uEk7Uy77XwaKtM-L6NMlZFB0wIH7hb4U4VVyM/edit#bookmark=id.4zgqeocu4ug5)



 **Scope of work and Deliverables**
The key deliverable for this proposal is 40 pieces of "Substrate in Bits" content. Priorities will ultimately be given to issues that are logged more often on substrate channels and the stackexchange and have less available solutions. These pieces of content will be housed on Github

Other efforts that are not part of the key deliverable include:
- Monthly analytics of our content and the living survey to gauge impact
- Efforts at bringing "Substrate in Bits" into the limelight of developers
- Running a "Substrate in Bits" channels where developers can brainstorm on "Substrate in Bits" content

[Jump to the Key deliverables section of the proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P4wgb2uEk7Uy77XwaKtM-L6NMlZFB0wIH7hb4U4VVyM/edit#bookmark=id.z2q1mv7r6x4g)



 **Key success criteria**
- Developer reach: 
 - Target: 100
- Percentage of developers that participated at least once in our living survey
 - Target: 30% - 50%
- Developers’ perception of our content
 - Target: >70% of readers should find our content to be helpful and satisfactory

[Jump to the success criteria section of the proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P4wgb2uEk7Uy77XwaKtM-L6NMlZFB0wIH7hb4U4VVyM/edit#bookmark=id.wxgz8ueb2o7u)


 You can find the full information in the [proposal document](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P4wgb2uEk7Uy77XwaKtM-L6NMlZFB0wIH7hb4U4VVyM/edit?usp=sharing)


Original discussion can be found [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/2530)

This proposal aims to provide financial support to collators of Polkadot System Parachains for their operational expenses over a three-month period in late 2023. Collators, responsible for block production and maintaining network health, often receive minimal rewards, reducing their incentive to perform effectively. The proposal suggests compensating collators to ensure efficient performance and network stability. Funding will cover operational costs for collators across three system parachains and provide staking rewards to permission-less collators. The proposal outlines a detailed budget breakdown and payment conditions, emphasizing fair compensation and incentivizing active participation in the Polkadot ecosystem.

- The proposal is about creating technical content called "Substrate in Bits" to help developers building with Substrate.
- The goal is to provide valuable and comprehensive resources that can help developers understand their code better and serve as a trusted reference.
- The proposed solution includes creating problem-based technical content and making it collaborative by allowing contributions from the community.
- The key deliverable is 40 pieces of "Substrate in Bits" content, which will be housed on Github.
- The success criteria include reaching 100 developers, having 30-50% participation in a living survey, and having over 70% of readers find the content helpful.

#288 Treasury Proposal - Substrate in Bits