Solana is a public blockchain platform with smart contract functionality and SOL as its native cryptocurrency. It was first proposed in 2017 and its fist block was created on 16th march'20. This is understood as a big competitor to Ethereum with a higher transactions per second (~65000) and lower gas fee. It enables developers to write on-chain programs in general purpose programming language such as Rust . Rust is a multi-paradigm, general purpose programming language that emphasis performance, type safety and concurrency. I found two amazing rust resources that helped me gear up my track to learn solana development: 1. Rust Book: The Rust Programming Language - The Rust Programming Language (rust-lang.org) 2. Rust by Excercism: Rust on Exercism Another youtube channel let's get rusty has amazing videos to learn from. Web3 fundamentals are backbone to any blockchain and so for solana. Learn solana development in detail from Solana cookbook and start writing solana progr
About the Instructor: Michael Solomon is a security speaker, consultant, trainer, and project manager. Michael specializes in development and assessment security topics. An IT professional and consultant since 1987, Michael has worked on projects or trained for more than 60 major companies and organizations. As a project manager, Michael has led software projects with EarthLink, Schumacher, Nike, as well as content development and training projects with LearnKey. As an author, Michael has contributed to various security certification books with LANWrights/iLearning. What is blockchain technology, and where did it come from? Why are other people using it, and what can it do for you? This series of eleven courses introduce blockchain technologies and deep dives into Ethereum development. Find details of each module below: Introduction To Blockchain Introduction To Ethereum Ethereum Development Ethereum Development Tools Your Ethereum Wallet Building Your First Ethereum App Smart Contra