Get into Blockchain development - Resource Guide

Hello Happy New Year!  I have some feedbacks from my network that people would like to get into Blockchain technology in the new year! Great! I have compiled a list of resources that have helped me with my personal learning journey and hope they will be valuable for you too.

Understand core scenarios and technology:

• Get to know Blockchain Ted Talk by Don Tapscott on Blockchain
• Hear Vitalik Buterin explains Ethereum in his own words
• Microsoft Virtual Academy Blockchain as a Service course - Cale Teeter and Derek Martin 
•  Ignite Blockchain presentation by David Burela and myself
• Bitcoin book: in depth on current Bitcoin implementation
• Ethereum whitepaper

Learn Blockchain development

•  Ethereum Dev Con conference: subscribe to Ethereum Foundation youtube channel.
• On Github, there is an excellent list of compiled resources for Ethereum developers. It provides multiple Ethereum Dapp tutorials as well as advanced topics e.g. security, tools and future improvement
• Learn the Smart contract Solidity language: Monax Solidity tutorial

Microsoft resource

Microsoft has invested in the Blockchain ecosystem and has created lots of tools and resources to get you started with Blockchain, especially with project Bletchley – Microsoft’s architectural approach to build an Enterprise Consortium Blockchain Ecosystem as well as the latest Coco announcement

Below are a list of topics that fall underneath the Microsoft Project "Bletchley" umbrella.

• White Paper - Overview of the blockchain vision and ecosystem
• Cryptlets in Depth - Deep dive introduction into Cryptlets
• Anatomy of a Smart Contract - Context for refactoring Smart Contracts for Semi-Trusted Consortium Blockchains
• Enterprise Smart Contracts - Implementation details for creating composite contracts in a three tiered environment
• the CoCo framework Technical Whitepaper

And the last but not the least, Azure continues to be the great place to experiment with Blockchain. For example, you can leverage our  Ethereum Consortium ARM template to deploy a multi node private blockchain network under 30 mins. So why wait? Go to Microsoft Azure Blockchain Marketplace to start playing with different blockchain technologies today!

Happy learning!