Smart Contract and dApp Development with Rust

Unit 1. Introduction to Blockchain:

• 1.1.1 - What is Blockchain? How does it work?

• 1.1.2 - Consensus Mechanisms

• 1.1.3 - Cryptocurrencies and sending transactions on a blockchain network

• 1.1.4 Transactions on a blockchain

• 1.1.5 - Advantages and disadvantages of Blockchain Technology (Blockchain Trilemma, L1/L2, Sharding)

• 1.2.1 - Understanding smart contracts and their importance

• 1.2.2 - How smart contracts execute on the blockchain

• 1.2.3 - Use cases and potential for innovation with smart contracts

• 1.3.1 - Understanding dApps

• 1.4.1 - NFTs

• 1.4.2 - Decentralized Finance

• 1.4.3 - DAOs

• Quiz

Solana

Introduction to Solana’s Environment

• 2.1.1 - An Introduction to Solana

• 2.1.2 - Competitive Advantage of using the Solana network

• 2.2.1 - Proof of Stake + Proof of History + TowerBFT

• 2.2.2 - Transactions, Accounts and Programs

• 2.2.3 - Lifecycle of a Solana Transaction

• 2.3.1 - Solana Key Terminologies - Testnet, Devnet and Mainnet

• 2.3.2 - Exploring Solana Ecosystem - Dialect

• Quiz
  
  
  
  

Introduction to Solana Development

• 3.1.1 - Understanding and Working with Solana CLI

• 3.1.2 - Send and Receive Transactions using Solana CLI

• 3.2.1 - Staking with Solana - 1

• 3.2.2 - Staking with Solana - 2

• 3.2.3 - Staking with Solana - 3

• 3.2.4 - Staking with Solana - 4

• 3.3.1 - Beginner’s guide to Installing Rust and Cargo

• 3.3.2 - Setting up a new Rust Project - A step-by-step guide

• 3.3.3 - Compiling and Running a Rust Program

• Quiz
  
  
  
  

Storytelling in UX

• 1.3.1 - Storytelling in UX - Why is it important?

• 1.3.2 - UX Case Studies

• 1.3.3 - How to write a Case Study

Unit 3. Introduction to the Solana Ecosystem

Solana Terminologies

• 2.1.1 - Accounts

• 2.1.2 - Transactions

• 2.1.3 - Programs
  
  
  
  

Solana Ecosystem Case Studies

• 2.2.1 - Case Study - Phantom Wallet

• 2.2.2 - Case Study - Ellipsis Labs

• Additional Reading & Quiz

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Unit 4. Smart Contract & dApp Development with Solana

Smart Contract Development with Solana

• 3.1.1 - Intro to Solana Playground

• 3.1.2 - Hello Solana

• 3.1.3 - Building and Deploying a Solana Program

• 3.1.4 - Interacting with on-chain contracts
  
  
  
  

dApp Development with ReactJS and Smart Contracts (Todo List)

• 3.2.1 - Project dApp Backend - Setting up helper files

• 3.2.2 - Project dApp Backend - Initializing Users

• 3.2.3 - Project dApp Backend - Add Todo Task

• 3.2.4 - Project dApp Backend - Mark and Delete Todo

• 3.2.5 - Setting up dApp frontend

• 3.2.6 - Connecting CryptoWallet to Decentralized Application

• 3.2.7 - Creating a new User Profile using dApp

• 3.2.8 - Creating new Tasks using dApp

• 3.3.1 - Deploying dApps to Web Hosting Services