Amazing Free Resources to Learn Web3 for Developers
As many of you know, web3 is super popular right now. Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk talked about it before and a16z’s Marc Andreessen blocked Jack on Twitter. Probably, it’s a good time to start learning web3. In this post, I’ll introduce great free resources to you!
Basic
ODYSSEY
https://www.odysseydao.com/
ODYSSEY is a great site to understand the basic things on topics that are related to web3. For example, blockchain, NFTs, web3 concept, DeFi etc.
useWeb3
https://www.useweb3.xyz/
useWeb3 is a very useful learning platform to access helpful resources.
Service
thirdweb
https://thirdweb.com/
Smart contracts you control. Tools that accelerate your workflow. Intuitive SDKs and widgets for developers.
thirdweb allows us to build a dApp quickly!
Also, thirdweb is good for non-tech people.
Moralis
https://moralis.io/
The Ultimate Web3 Development Platform
Join 65,000+ blockchain projects that use Moralis software and APIs to build & scale their dApps without the cost & complexity.
Alchemy
https://www.alchemy.com/
Web3 development made easy
One magic line of code supercharges your development with the world’s most powerful blockchain developer platform, relied upon by the majority of the world’s top blockchain apps.
I’m using this and if you register with this link, you and I will get $100 credit!
INFURA
https://infura.io/
The world’s most powerful blockchain development suite
Dune Analytics
https://dune.xyz/
Free crypto analytics by and for the community.
You can find out really useful data that is related to crypto/web3.
If you are familiar with SQL, you will love Dune Analytics!
Tutorial
Crypto Zombies
https://cryptozombies.io/
The version of solidity is old but Crypto Zombies is really helpful to understand solidity basics and dapp’s simple architecture for beginners.
Pointer
https://www.pointer.gg/
Pointer offers really nice tutorials for developers. If you know reactjs already, Pointer will be good for you.
Buildspace
https://app.buildspace.so/home
Buildspace offers very good tutorials to understand web3 stuff. It covers Ethereum, Solana, and Polygon(soon).
Their discord server is also very helpful for people who want to learn web3. A great thing is that after you finish a tutorial, Buildspace will give you an NFT.
Also if you can help others, Buildspace will give you an NFT to prove that you helped people.
LearnWeb3
https://www.learnweb3.io/
LearnWeb3 offers great tutorials. Their tutorials are divided into 4 levels: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior.
Also, they offer tests to check your understanding.
ETHEREUM DEVELOPMENT TUTORIALS
https://ethereum.org/en/developers/tutorials/
Developer Resources (Solana)
Youtube
Nader Dabit YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/naderdabit
Some of you may know, Nader used to work as a DevRel at Amazon, but now he is in the web3 world. He has released many useful videos since last year.
His post on freeCodeCamp is also great.
What is Web3? The Decentralized Internet of the Future Explained
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-web3/
Of course, you should check his posts on dev.to
https://dev.to/dabit3
Patrick Collins YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/PatrickCollins
Patrick is a DevRel at Chainlink and his videos cover a lot of things that are related to blockchain. Also, his blog is very useful.
https://medium.com/@patrick.collins_58673
ETHGlobal YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal/videos
Hackathons teach new skills, strengthen developer communities, and push the limits of new technologies. At ETHGlobal, we’re leveraging our years of experience to foster a world-class ecosystem of Ethereum developers and entrepreneurs.
Chainlink YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnjkrlqaWEBSnKZQ71gdyFA
How to Build and Deploy a Solana Smart Contract | Chainlink Engineering Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l1P3xzr7Jo
HashLips
If you are interested in NFTs, HashLips Youtube Channel is the best place to learn how to create NFTs.
https://www.youtube.com/c/HashLipsNFT
Smart Contract Programmer
Smart Contract Programmer offers great solidity tutorials with examples. A great thing is that his examples support v0.8.10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv9OmztShIw&list=PLO5VPQH6OWdVQwpQfw9rZ67O6Pjfo6q-p
https://solidity-by-example.org/
Blog
How to Build a React Dapp with Hardhat and MetaMask
The Complete Hands-On Hardhat Tutorial
https://betterprogramming.pub/the-complete-hands-on-hardhat-tutorial-9e23728fc8a4
Solidity For Developers: The Ethereum Blockchain
https://coinsbench.com/solidity-for-developers-the-ethereum-blockchain-7b6c8a18c93e
FullStack Web3 — Everything You Need to Know
https://betterprogramming.pub/everything-you-need-to-know-about-fullstack-web3-94c0f1b18019
Other
Vyper
https://vyper.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
This is good if you like/love python.
Vyper is a contract-oriented, pythonic programming language that targets the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
