Web3 Developer — Blockchain Fundamentals
Your 7-Day Learning Journey
0 of 7 days completed
Your Learning Path is Saved!
We're tracking your progress automatically. Create a free account to permanently save this learning path and access advanced features like detailed analytics and personalized recommendations.
What you'll learn:
Setting the Stage - **Description:** This day introduces the core concepts of Web3 and blockchain technology. You'll learn what Web3 is (the decentralized web), what problems it aims to solve, and how it differs from Web2. You'll also learn the fundamental building blocks of blockchain: what a block is, what a chain is, and how they are linked together. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcome:** A basic understanding of Web3's core principles and blockchain technology, including key terminology. Ability to explain the difference between Web2 and Web3.
Personal Notes:
What you'll learn:
- **Description:** Dive into the underlying mechanisms that make blockchain secure and functional. This includes understanding basic cryptographic concepts like hashing (SHA-256) and how it’s used to secure blocks. You'll also explore different consensus mechanisms like Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS), and their roles in validating transactions and securing the network. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcome:** Understand the role of cryptography and consensus mechanisms in blockchain security and operation. Familiarity with hashing, and a basic understanding of PoW and PoS.
Personal Notes:
What you'll learn:
- **Description:** Explore cryptocurrencies, their history, and their role in the Web3 ecosystem. Learn about different types of cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum, altcoins). Focus on the concept of digital wallets, their importance, and the distinction between hot and cold wallets. Learn how to create and manage a basic cryptocurrency wallet. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcome:** Understanding of cryptocurrencies, their different types, and their significance. Ability to create and manage a basic cryptocurrency wallet.
Personal Notes:
What you'll learn:
- **Description:** Focus on Ethereum, a leading blockchain platform. Learn about the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and its role in executing smart contracts. This day introduces the concept of smart contracts: their purpose, how they work, and the languages used to write them (primarily Solidity). - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcome:** Understanding of the Ethereum blockchain, the EVM, and the concept of smart contracts. Introductory exposure to Solidity.
Personal Notes:
What you'll learn:
- **Description:** This day focuses on preparing your development environment to write and deploy smart contracts. This includes setting up a development environment (e.g., using Remix IDE) and learning the fundamental syntax and data types in Solidity. You'll work through simple Solidity code examples. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcome:** A functional Solidity development environment. Basic familiarity with Solidity syntax, data types, and the ability to compile simple smart contracts.
Personal Notes:
What you'll learn:
- **Description:** Learn how to deploy a smart contract to a test network (e.g., Ropsten, Goerli – test networks that mimic the Ethereum network) and interact with it using a wallet (MetaMask). Explore how to call functions within the deployed smart contract. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcome:** Ability to deploy and interact with basic smart contracts on a test network using a web3 wallet.
Personal Notes:
What you'll learn:
- **Description:** Get an overview of Web3 technologies and start learning about decentralized applications (DApps). Understand the basics of creating DApps and how they interact with smart contracts on the blockchain. Explore potential use cases and future directions for Web3. Discuss next steps for learning and developing Web3 applications. - **Resources/Activities:** - **Expected Outcome:** A basic understanding of DApps, their architecture, and potential applications. Knowing what next steps to take to continue your learning journey (e.g., learning a front-end framework like React, diving deeper into Solidity, researching specific blockchain projects).
Personal Notes:
Share Your Learning Path
Help others discover this learning path