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--- a/DEVELOPING.md
+++ b/DEVELOPING.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ For setting up your environment to develop `seda-chain`. Shows how to build, run
 format, and clean the code base. To learn how to contribute please read
 [here](CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
+**NOTE**: Windows is not supported at this time.
+
 ## Dev-Container
 
 If you are using [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) and
@@ -13,7 +15,10 @@ Otherwise please see the [dev dependencies](#dev-dependencies).
 
 ## Dev Dependencies
 
+### [clang-format]()
+
 ### [Golang](https://go.dev/)
+We use Golang as the language to develop `seda-chaind` as it has the [CosmosSDK](https://v1.cosmos.network/sdk).
 
 - [Golang](https://go.dev/dl/): you can download it from the linked page or:
     - Linux: Use your distribution's packagae manager.
@@ -27,33 +32,55 @@ echo "export PATH=\$PATH:\$GOPATH/bin" >> ~/.zprofile
 echo "export GO111MODULE=on" >> ~/.zprofile
 source ~/.zprofile
 ```
- 
-### [Ignite (Optional)](https://docs.ignite.com/)
+### [make](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/)
+
+We use GNU Make to help us built, lint, fmt, and etc for our project.
+
+- Linux:
+  - Your distro likely already comes with this. You can check by running `which make`.
+  - Otherwise please see your distro specific installation tool(i.e `apt`) and use that to install it.
+- Macos:
+  - You can check if it's already installed by `which make`.
+  - Otherwise use [brew](https://brew.sh/) or [macports](https://www.macports.org/) to install it.
+
+<!-- It actually uses docker to run protobuf commmands... this should be fixed -->
+### [Protobuf](https://protobuf.dev/)
 
-- Windows
-  - Unfortunately ignite does not work for windows
-- Mac & Linux:
-  - Run the following command: `curl https://get.ignite.com/cli! | bash`
+- Linux:
+  - Please see your distro specific installation tool(i.e `apt`) and use that to install it.
+- Macos:
+  - Using [brew](https://brew.sh/): `brew install protobuf`
+  - Using [macports](https://www.macports.org/): `sudo port install protobuf-cpp`
 
+#### Protobuf Sub-Deps
+
+
+<!-- TODO this needs to be tested more -->
 ### [WasmVM](https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm)
 
 - `git clone https://github.com/CosmWasm/wasmvm`
 - `make build-go`
 - `make test`
-- Make sure you put the shared library in your path by moving it to an appropiate location or adding it to your path.
+- Make sure you put the shared library in your path by moving it to an appropriate location or adding it to your path.
 
 - **NOTE**: This is currently not working on Windows.
 
 ## Building using Make
 
+To build the protobuf(only necessary if you change the protobuf) you will need to run,:
+```bash
+make proto-update-deps
+make proto-gen
+```
+
 To build, run:
 ```bash
-$ make build
+make build
 ```
 
 To install (builds and moves the executable to `$GOPATH/bin`, which should be in `$PATH`), run:
 ```bash
-$ make install
+make install
 ```
 
 ## Running a Single-node Local Testnet
@@ -74,34 +101,37 @@ $BIN collect-gentxs
 $BIN start
 ```
 
-## Building Using Ignite
-
-**NOTE**: you must have the enviornment variable `CGO_ENABLED` set to `1`. This is becuase we use CosmWASM.
-
-- `ignite chain build` will build and install the binary for you.
-- `ignite chain serve` will build and run the chain without installing it.
-
 ## Linting
 
+<!-- @gluax add clang-format as a dep -->
+<!-- @gluax this cmd doesn't work... -->
+To lint the protobuf(only necessary if you mess with protobuf):
+```bash
+make proto-lint
+```
+
 If you have not install a Go linters runner, install it first:
 ```bash
-$ make lint-install
+make lint-install
 ```
 
 Run linters with auto-fix
 ```bash
-$ make lint-fix
+make lint-fix
 ```
 
 or without auto-fix:
 ```bash
-$ make lint
+make lint
 ```
 
 ## Running
 
-TODO
+After running the `make install` command you should be able to use `seda-chaind --help`.
 
 ## Testing
 
-TODO
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+To test the node so far we only have unit tests:
+```bash
+make test-unit
+```
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