Blockchain Programming with Go - Living Document

A self-paced study guide for learning how to program blockchains in Go.

Prerequisites

This blockchain programming course assumes that you're already familiar with Bitcoin and know some Go.

• Bitcoin White Paper - Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electonic Cash System.

  • https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

• Bitcoin for developers - The Defacto Source of Truth

  • Documentation https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-guide#block-chain

• Bitcoin Lightning Engineering:

  • Main Site: http://lightning.network/how-it-works/
  • Developers Documentation: https://lightning.engineering/

• Exposure to the Go(Golang) programming language:

  • To the minimum, you have attempted and finished: A Tour of Go
  • Ideally, you also have been exposed to: Effective Go

• Free Resources:

  • Code your own blockchain in less than 200 lines of Go! Coral Health
  • Building a Blockchain in Golang: Youtube Series
  • Bitcoin Development with Go: https://gobitcoinbook.org/
  • Cryptocurrency Cabal: http://bitcoin-class.org/
  • Any videos by Todd Mcleod: https://www.youtube.com/user/toddmcleod
  • Gophercises: https://gophercises.com/
  • Building a Blockchain in Go blog series: https://jeiwan.cc/posts/building-blockchain-in-go-part-1/
  • Create and Sign Bitcoin Transactions with Golang: https://www.thepolyglotdeveloper.com/2018/03/create-sign-bitcoin-transactions-golang/
  • Create A Bitcoin Hardware Wallet With Golang And A Raspberry Pi Zero: https://www.thepolyglotdeveloper.com/2018/03/create-bitcoin-hardware-wallet-golang-raspberry-pi-zero/
  • Building a Crypto Exchange (mostly in Go): https://around25.com/blog/building-a-trading-engine-for-a-crypto-exchange/

• Paid Resources:

  • Greater Commons: Greater Commons
  • Applied Go: https://appliedgo.com/
  • Calhoun IO: https://www.calhoun.io/courses
  • Stephen Grider Udemy course: https://www.udemy.com/go-the-complete-developers-guide/

• Find a job as a Go(Golang) Developer:

  • Golang Crypto: https://golangcrypto.com/
  • Crypto Jobs List: https://cryptojobslist.com/
  • We Love Golang: https://www.welovegolang.com/

• Not Go(Golang) specific but still great:

  • Programming Blockchain: https://programmingblockchain.com/
  • Bitcoin Dev Network: https://bitcoindev.network/
  • Justin Moon on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLp4OswuHySZZ3zrVBIoDjg/videos
  • James Lopp's Bitcoin Resources list: https://lopp.net/bitcoin.html
  • René Pickhardt: https://www.youtube.com/user/renepickhardt

• Attend the Programmable Money workshops in San Francisco, CA:

  • Programmable Money: https://www.meetup.com/Programmable-Money/

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