Best Web3 Developer and Smart Contract Auditor Learning Resources
If you’ve wondered, ‘what is the best way to get a job in Web3?’ then this article is for you.
The path starts with learning and education. The best way to learn is by doing.
Here are top Web3 learning resources for developers and smart contract auditors. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, you’ll find a lot of helpful learning in the links below.
Web3 Developer
Web3 developers command high salaries and work on tasks which range from back-end infrastructure and smart contract development to front-end developers building dApps with some smart contract involvement.
Building dApps and blockchain protocols where real monetary value is interacted with and safe-guarded can be exciting. The position comes with great responsibility and reward.
Beginner — Intermediate
Learn Blockchain, Solidity, and Full Stack Web3 Development with JavaScript — 32-Hour Course
Grab a coffee, clear your schedule and get immersed in a full tutorial that covers many aspects of starting your Web3 developer journey.
It won’t actually make you an expert — but it does deliver practical experience and the time locked-in requirement to immerse in the concepts and build real dApps.
The Complete Guide to Full Stack Ethereum and EVM Development
Using React, Hardhat, Ethers.js, and Graph protocol, this tutorial walks you through creating a couple of contracts and a front-end.
It’s a bit dated, with an update in 2022. What I like about it is it’s exhaustive, taking you through virtually every step and detail.
Intermediate — Expert
Austin Griffith is a devoted educator and on-boarder to the Ethereum ecosystem. His speedrun is aimed more at experienced developers transitioning to the Web3 space.
Here he takes you through creating some of the more popular types of dApps, starting with creating your first contract and administrating it.
You learn about the data types, complete quick builds, and can explore further resources and sidequests.
Bonus: Austin developed a boilerplate for quickly creating a popular contract and dApp types along with a community of devoted builders. See it here
Web3 Security and Smart Contract Auditing
Web3 security and smart contract auditing is a very interesting, challenging and rewarding pathway if you have the technical focus and mental fortitude.
Secureum is a free online bootcamp and community which helps train smart contract auditors. The content is very technical and exhaustive. The community the most experienced you’ll find.
Whether you learn the materials on your own or enrol in the bootcamp, the community includes some of the top experts in the space. There are always security auditors and researchers there to answer your questions.
Immunefi Web3 Security Learning Library
Immunefi is the industry leader in white hat bounties and community platform project protection. The best white hat hackers in the space submit bug reports through Immunefi.
Their contributors have put together a resource library for learning general Web3 and blockchain concepts, as well as content focused on Web3 smart contract auditing.
They also offer white hat hacker scholarships occasionally.
These are just some of the technical resources out there for you to kickstart your Web3 career in technical jobs, and a great place to start.
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