dApp Developer Roadmap

Roadmap to becoming a dApp developer in 2022: Below you can find a chart demonstrating the paths that you can take and the libraries that you would want to learn to become a dApp developer. I made this chart as a tip for everyone who asks me, "What should I learn to be a dApp Developer and where to start?"

Resources

Contents

1. Basics
   1. Blockchain
      • Learn the basics of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT)
      • Bitcoin protocol Explained
      • Elliptic Curve Cryptography link
   2. Ethereum
      • Learn the basics of Ethereum
      • Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-- turing complete
      • Learn about Wallets, Accounts (EOA), Private/Public Keys
      • Learn about transactions, Gas, Metamask
      • Ethereum clients/Nodes, Geth
      • Infura infrastructure
   3. Smart Contract
      • Basics of Smart Contract
      • Life Cycle of Smart Contract
      • Ethereum Higher Level languages (Solidity, Vyper, LLL, Serpent)
      • Compiling, testing, Deploying smart Contracts
      • Interacting with smart contracts using web3.js or web3.py
2. General Development Skills
   1. Learn GIT, create a few repositories on GitHub / GitLab, share your code with other people
   2. Know HTTP(S) protocol, request methods (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS)
   3. Don't be afraid of using Google, Power Searching with Google
   4. Get familiar with terminal (Linux/Docker), configure your shell (bash, zsh, fish)
   5. Read a few books about algorithms and data structures, blockchain, Ethereum, solidity
   6. Web Development Concepts
   7. Basic Mathematics
3. Learn React on official website or complete some courses
4. Get familiar with tools that you will be using
   1. Package Managers
      • npm
      • yarn
      • pnpm
   2. IDE's
      • Remix IDE
      • Ethfiddle
      • labs.superblock
      • Truffle
      • Populus
   • Solidity v0.5.3
   • Vyper
5. Frameworks
   1. Truffle Suit (Recommended)
      • Truffle
      • Ganache
      • Drizzle
      • Tutorials
      • Truffle Under the Hood
   2. ZeppeLine OS
      • Getting Started
   3. Labs.Superblock
      • Labs.superblocks
      • Video Tutorials
      • dapp Tutorial
   4. Populus (Python)
      • Populus
      • Tutorial
   5. Infura (A Gateway to Ethereum)
      • Mainnet End Point
      • Ropsten TestNet End Point
      • Kovan TestNet End Point
      • Rinkby TestNet End Point
      • IPFS
   6. Interacting with Smart Contract
      • Web3.js
      • Web3.py
   7. Python Ethereum Eco System
      • Article
6. Distributed Storage Systems
   1. IPFS
   2. SWARM
   3. Storej
   4. Sia
7. Ethereum Naming Service
   • ENS
8. Front End App
   • React / React Native
   • React Roadmap

Further Readings

Recommended Articles

1. Awesome Ethereum Resource Lists
2. Comprehensive Ethereum Developer Resource List

Recommended Libraries

1. Solidity Smart Contract Library: OpenZeppeline

Books

1. Mastering Ethereum: Building Smart Contracts and DApps

Courses

1. Ethereum and Solidity: The Complete Developer's Guide

Youtube/Medium Channels

1. Coinmonks
2. Dapp University Website, Dapp University Youtube
3. ZeppeLine

Books

Mastering Bitcoin: Programming the Open Blockchain, 2nd Edition (2017)

Join the technological revolution that’s taking the financial world by storm. Mastering Bitcoin is your guide through the seemingly complex world of bitcoin, providing the knowledge you need to participate in the internet of money. Whether you’re building the next killer app, investing in a startup, or simply curious about the technology, this revised and expanded second edition provides essential detail to get you started.

Mastering Blockchain, 2nd Edition (2018)

A blockchain is a distributed ledger that is replicated across multiple nodes and enables immutable, transparent and cryptographically secure record-keeping of transactions. The blockchain technology is the backbone of cryptocurrencies, and it has applications in finance, government, media and almost all other industries. Mastering Blockchain, Second Edition has been thoroughly updated and revised to provide a detailed description of this leading technology and its implementation in the real world.

Blockchain and the Law: The Rule of Code (2018)

Since Bitcoin appeared in 2009, the digital currency has been hailed as an Internet marvel and decried as the preferred transaction vehicle for all manner of criminals. It has left nearly everyone without a computer science degree confused: Just how do you “mine” money from ones and zeros? The answer lies in a technology called blockchain, which can be used for much more than Bitcoin.

Beginning Blockchain: A Beginner’s Guide to Building (2018)

Beginning Blockchain is a beginner’s guide to understanding the core concepts of Blockchain from a technical perspective. By learning the design constructs of different types of Blockchain, you will get a better understanding of building the best solution for specific use cases. The book covers the technical aspects of Blockchain technologies, cryptography, cryptocurrencies, and distributed consensus mechanisms. You will learn how these systems work and how to engineer them to design next-gen business solutions.

Blockchain Quick Reference (2018)

Blockchain Quick Reference takes you through the electrifying world of blockchain technology and is designed for those who want to polish their existing knowledge regarding the various pillars of the blockchain ecosystem.

Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy (2015)

Bitcoin is starting to come into its own as a digital currency, but the blockchain technology behind it could prove to be much more significant. This book takes you beyond the currency ("Blockchain 1.0") and smart contracts ("Blockchain 2.0") to demonstrate how the blockchain is in position to become the fifth disruptive computing paradigm after mainframes, PCs, the Internet, and mobile/social networking.

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