Make goal easier to use

algoanne commented 3 years ago

Problem

As a beginner to Algorand, running goal commands is the easiest way to start interacting with the blockchain. However, there currently exist several barriers that make it more difficult than it could be.

This problem was initially brought up in #2904.

Solution

Multiple things we can do to make goal easier to use:

make it easier to point to remote algod’s
migrate use of v1 APIs to v2 (goal should be using v2 anyway)
offer ways to sign transactions besides kmd
(maybe) take goal out of go-algorand

Urgency

Medium. Would make Algorand much more accessible to beginners, removing a barrier to entry for interested devs. Would also make using goal less annoying for everyone who doesn't want to be running a node all the time, catching up every time they start it again.

barnjamin commented 3 years ago

Should I close the issues I filed for this?

algoanne commented 3 years ago

@barnjamin no; I added them under this epic - and thanks for contributing them!

algoanne commented 2 years ago

need to think about this in the context of the beginning of a dev's journey in Algorand - when should they be pointed to use sandbox instead of starting up a node?

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