Hello [Steemit] World

Hi all, my name is Zachary and I'm new here. :P

I've been developing software for about twenty years now and have been pretty active in the cryptocurrency space for a few years now. I've held STEEM for a while but never tried Steemit. Already this looks like a welcoming community where it's still possible to make new friends without all the Reddit trolling.

Still figuring out STEEM, Steem Power, curation rewards, etc. but it's definitely exciting to see the many forms that cryptocurrencies and blockchains in general can take the shape of. Looking forward to reading more about the technical infrastructure of Steemit as it is an interesting model for the future ways of building decentralized services that keep users in charge.

Are there any Steemit users or tags you would recommend I follow? My feed is currently completely empty. :)