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DEVELOPER ADOPTION ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK
DuskEVM launched with one massive promise: Solidity developers can deploy on Dusk without learning new tools. EVM compatibility sounds like adoption shortcut. I don't think it actually is.

Here's what I found surprising. Having EVM compatibility doesn't mean developers will come. It means developers can come if they want to. The difference is critical.

Solidity developers choose chains for three reasons: liquidity, users, and ecosystem maturity. DuskEVM offers EVM compatibility. None of the other three.
When a developer considers deploying a new application, they ask: where will my users be? Where does liquidity pool? What infrastructure already exists? Dusk's answer to all three is "we're building it." That's not a draw compared to Ethereum, Arbitrum, or even Base, where those things already exist.

What struck me is how OP Stack compatibility becomes almost irrelevant in this context. The technical compatibility doesn't matter if the ecosystem incentives don't exist. A developer can write Solidity on Dusk, but they're writing it into an empty market infrastructure.
EVM compatibility is table stakes for new chains, not a competitive advantage. It just means Dusk isn't worse. It doesn't mean Dusk is better.

My concern would be that Dusk confused technical compatibility with adoption. Real developer adoption requires three things: incentives programs, existing user base, and ecosystem depth. DuskEVM provides the technical tools. It doesn't provide the ecosystem gravity.

If developers aren't actually flocking to DuskEVM despite compatibility, the problem isn't the tooling. It's that the chain doesn't yet offer what developers need.
Do you think developer adoption will come from ecosystem depth building over time, or is the incentive structure just not there?

What would actually get developers to deploy on DuskEVM?