Hi everyone, I moved to Day 7 of the 100 days of Solana challenge today and I can say It has been very interesting to go through all these experiments.
I did something really cool. I tried sending devnet SOL from the normal Phantom app I downloaded on my mobile phone straight to the CLI wallet on my local computer's terminal. To be honest, I found it so fascinating that I even did it twice! I just wanted to confirm and see exactly how things work in real-time, and it was amazing to watch the command line balance increase the moment I sent it from my phone.
While doing this, I noticed a big difference in how these wallets handle security and convenience:
The Mobile Wallet: I noticed that the app on my phone is not that convenient for quick back-and-forth work. Even without minimizing it or moving out of the app, after some seconds or minutes, it just asks me to confirm my fingerprint again. The moment I move out of the app to check something on my browser and come back, it must require that I initiate my fingerprint again. Even though this is not that convenient, I think it is the most secure way to safeguard my digital assets so that they can be accessed by only me and not anyone else.
The CLI Wallet: On the other hand, the one on my local computer is just the most convenient. All I need is to type in the command to do something, either to show the remaining balance or transfer something, and it just works instantly without asking for fingerprints every second.
For my personal use, I will definitely choose the one on my phone because I want my digital assets to be completely secured. But for development and practicing code, the CLI is just the best because it is fast.
It feels great to see how these different wallets connect on the same network. I am excited to finish this first week and see what is required of me in the next steps!
Let me know how your first week went!
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