Learning Blockchain Development - Syllabus v1.0

The primary purpose of this blog is to serve as a learning aid as I progress from Blockchain noob to Blockchain professional (see previous post).

Instead of enrolling in one of the few existing blockchain development courses online, I have opted to design the self-learning program outlined below (v1.0). For each stage in the self-study program, a minimum of one blog post will be written to reflect on the knowledge acquired and to reinforce the concepts learned.

Learning Blockchain Development - Syllabus (v1.0)

Bitcoin
- Readings
  - Bitcoin Whitepaper
  - Mastering Bitcoin by A. Antonopoulos
- Nodes: Setup and run
  - Full Bitcoin node
  - Lightning Node (optional)
- App: Build a third-party Bitcoin application
  - Examples
    - Bitcoin wallet
    - Block explorer
Ethereum
- Readings
  - Ethereum Whitepaper
  - Additional readings TBD
- Node: Setup and run full Ethereum node
- App: Build one or more third-party Ethereum applications
  - Examples
    - ERC20 (required)
    - Block explorer
Altcoin (TBD, probably EOS or other DPOS chain)
- Readings
- Node
- Application
Fundamental Knowledge for Blockchain Development
- Readings
  - Cryptography (TBD)
  - Distributed Computing (TBD)
  - Game Theory (TBD)
- Blockchain
  - Develop a blockchain from scratch
Launch your scam ICO 😉

Note:

Although this method of study was designed specifically for myself, I encourage others interested in learning blockchain development to join me as I advance through the program. It would be wonderful to bounce ideas off another programmer. Additionally, I welcome comments regarding how the program may be improved - literature recommendations, project ideas, etc...

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