[Blockchain for Developers] How to Go from Zero to Releasing dApps in Just 14 Weeks
Blockchain for Developers is a 14 week long learning experience designed with the sole purpose of being the most effective way for existing software engineers to accelerate their careers into the blockchain industry. With a focus on hands-on, project-based learning and the development of real-world experience, our industry-leading curriculum has been built out in collaboration with technical leaders in the blockchain field who bring a level of experience and practicality to each day that you can’t find anywhere else.
Download the full detailed syllabus here.
Why Blockchain For Developers?
While there is an abundance of online courses and short 1 or 2-day workshops available to curious engineers looking to master blockchain development, most students unfortunately leave lacking fundamental (and desirable to employers) qualities required to succeed and thrive in such a hot new industry. How do we know? The DEN has been educating people on blockchain for nearly 2 years, and our programs have grown in complexity as the space has evolved. Our experience has culminated in an immersive program to take you from Zero to Blockchain Developer in a proven way over the course of your 14 weeks. There are nearly 100 hours of instructor-led class time which includes lectures and hands-on activities. At the conclusion of our bootcamp, you will be certified to deliver production-grade full-stack dApps and quality main net code. You will have mastered a skillset that places you within the handful of top developers in the world who are able to build out solutions using blockchain technology. Your career opportunities will become endless. #DoYouEvenBuidlBro?
Who is this program for?
Our course is designed for Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Data Analysts seeking to upskill into the dApp and Smart Contract space as a Blockchain Developer. We look for candidates with 1–2+ years of software development experience as a prerequisite for finding immediate success and career opportunities following completion of the program!
How does the program work?
You will become well versed in Solidity, blockchain architecture and the cryptography that makes cryptocurrencies possible.
You will Learn:
- How blockchain cryptography works
- How a blockchain secures data
- How Bitcoin & the Ethereum Virtual Machine work
- Solidity Syntax
- How to build dApps
- How to enable a blockchain and your dApps to interface with the outside world
- And much more
Download the full detailed syllabus here.
After mastering the fundamentals of blockchain and smart contract development, students get the opportunity to apply their critical-thinking skills to their newfound knowledge of blockchain in their Capstone Project. This does a few things:
- Cements your knowledge by applying what you have learned immediately.
- Teaches you how to collaborate in a team environment which simulates a work environment.
- Showcases your development skills in a decentralized environment.
In the past our students have built:
- A decentralized application to tokenize municipal bonds
- A decentralized application to maintain verified job history and education certification
- A mobile application to enable a private peer-to-peer lending marketplace
- A web application to create a private exchange between those with/without food to maintain dignity
- And more …
We pride ourselves on having the most up to date curriculum vetted by industry professionals. Our curriculum is specifically crafted to make blockchain development accessible to a broad range of students from a variety of backgrounds. We have a “no man left behind” policy, meaning we provide support and guidance to students based on their individual goals, strengths, and weaknesses throughout the entire experience to ensure they are making the most of their investment of time and effort.
What makes DEN graduates stand out?
Most courses are designed to teach a very niche blockchain skill such as solidity development, or blockchain architecture. However, we chose to make a course that takes your hand and gently guides you from blockchain to cryptography, to virtual machines, to more complex production-level concepts like optimal smart contract design patterns. Our approach results in well-rounded blockchain developers that are more prepared to excel in the interview process and their first day on the job than someone coming from any other source.
Most people who write smart contracts will have to shy away from certain topics such as randomness or pointers on the job, costing employers valuable developer time as they scramble to find half-baked solutions. We ensure our students will never experience these situations, as we build up your functional knowledge of how blockchains work under the hood. With a strong grasp of the Ethereum Virtual Machine, you will be able to ship code that is more efficient and cheaper to run than that of your peers.
Students in our program also benefit from access to our extensive network of hiring partners and industry contacts. When you graduate from our program, we continue to work with you on your resume and portfolio to increase your marketability based on your goals as a blockchain developer.
Our goal has never been just to sell a course, but to accelerate the decentralized future. What does that entail? We would hope it means a more fair, just, and benevolent society as blockchain acts as a technological equalizer that cannot be censored by those in power. By educating developers who can build on top of decentralized networks, we feel that we are helping make this vision for a better future a reality, one success story at a time.
-Surag Sheth, Co-Founder & CEO @The DEN
More information about our Blockchain for Developers program, along with our Blockchain for Business Leaders and Hyperledger for Developers, can be found on our website below.
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