Blockchain.md

Blockchain

Basics

• Blockchain 101 - A Visual Demo: YouTube
• Blockchain basics: Lynda
• Simply Explained Playlist by SAVJEE (highly recommended): YouTube
• Simple Handon using JAVASCRIPT - SAVJEE (highly recommended): YouTube
• Siraj Raval youtube cryptocurrencies series: YouTube
• Basic Blockchain Essentials course by IBM: https://cognitiveclass.ai/courses/blockchain-course/

Ethereum and smart contracts

• Ethereum whitepaper: https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper
• Ethereum course (highly recommended - paid): https://www.udemy.com/ethereum-and-solidity-the-complete-developers-guide/
• A good resource to learn dApp development by coding your own game: https://cryptozombies.io/
• A good grasp on concepts of Decentralised Applications: https://www.theschool.ai/courses/decentralized-application/
• Excellent course on Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/learn/blockchain-foundations-and-use-cases
• Best Handon course by DApp University (highly recommended) complete playlist: Youtube
• Course on Coursera : https://www.coursera.org/learn/blockchain-basics

Hyperledger fabric

• For getting started: https://hyperledger-fabric.readthedocs.io
• Fabric samples - Chaincode, SDKs and Network setup: https://github.com/hyperledger/fabric-samples
• Hyperledger tutorials and articles: Medium
• Linux foundation free course on Hyperledger Technologies (includes Fabric): https://training.linuxfoundation.org/training/blockchain-for-business-an-introduction-to-hyperledger-technologies/
• Paid but worth it Udemy course: https://www.udemy.com/hyperledger/
• IBM hyperledger fabric study material : https://www.ibm.com/blockchain/hyperledger
• really valuable course by linux foundation: https://www.edx.org/course/blockchain-for-business-an-introduction-to-hyperledger-technologies

Multichain

• Getting started for developers: https://www.multichain.com/developers/

Hyperledger Composer

• For getting started: https://hyperledger.github.io/composer/latest/tutorials/tutorials.html
• Get your hands dirty | Explore online playground: https://composer-playground.mybluemix.net/

More about Blockchain

• Blockchain on IBM: https://www.ibm.com/blockchain/getting-started
• Step by step guide for beginners: https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-blockchain-technology/
• Step by step Guide in Building a blockchain application with Hyperledger&GO: https://chainhero.io/2018/06/tutorial-build-blockchain-app-v1-1-0/

A tip before watching all the resources : Bitcoin!=Blockchain, that means blockchain is not only bitcoin.

• What is Blockchain Technology: https://www.coindesk.com/information/what-is-blockchain-technology/

For setting up truffle for ethereum-test Blockchain developement

Requisites

• npm

  • before npm install node.js

  wget -qO- https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo -E bash -
  sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
  

  • now install npm

  brew install node
  

• truffle ganache framework

  • download .appimage file from ganache

  cd ~/Downloads
  chmod a+x <.appimage filename>
  ./<.appimage filename>
  

• Metamask Chrome Extension - to live track transactions on the Ethereum test network Metamask Website

• Sublime text package highlighting for solidity language