The bear is for builders — how to set yourself up for success in web3
Web3 is in a very interesting place at the moment. In the past couple of years we’ve seen the advancement of many protocols, tokens, and defi. A rise of technical communities and purpose. A battle between centralized bank systems and control of our data. It’s been a great time to be a part of the engineering of the future.
As great as the ride has been, we can’t help but come to the realization that we are currently in a bear market. We have had several in the past decade, and we’ve always bounced back up. The ecosystems that survived the bear markets are the ones who focused on one common thing… preparation.
Preparation. Opportunities come from the hardest times. It’s what we do now in the bear markets that will prepare us for the bull markets. It’s the skills and education that we gain now that will enhance us more and stand us out when the charts go back up. Enhancing our technical skills and mastering our developing skills.
“There’s decades where nothing happens, and weeks where a decade happens”
What do you do today if you want to get into Web3 during a Bear???
Learn. Build. Create. Learn more.
Use the resources that are available, now is the time. And there is time to learn. What else do you do? Freak out about the markets, or prepare? The resources made available are not just a couple clicks away, but they are cost efficient. No excuse not to learn Web3 development today!
Here are some of the best resources available now. From tutorials to Youtube series. What you do now in the bear is what will set you apart in the bull.
Learn. Build. Create. Learn more. Repeat.
Alchemy
Web3 development made easy One magic line of code supercharges your development with the world’s most powerful blockchain developer platform, relied upon by the majority of the world’s top blockchain apps.
Crypto Zombies
The version of solidity may ot be the most recent but Crypto Zombies is really helpful to understand solidity basics and dapp’s simple architecture for beginners.
LearnWeb3
LearnWeb3 offers great tutorials. Their tutorials are divided into 4 levels: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior.
Also, they offer tests to check your understanding.
Nader Dabit YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/naderdabit
Nader Dabit is a king DevRel. He has released many useful videos since last year.
His post on freeCodeCamp is also great.
What is Web3? The Decentralized Internet of the Future Explained
https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/what-is-web3/
Patrick Collins YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/PatrickCollins
Patrick is a DevRel at Chainlink and his videos cover a lot of things that are related to blockchain. Also, his blog is very useful.
https://medium.com/@patrick.collins_58673
Chainlink YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnjkrlqaWEBSnKZQ71gdyFA
How to Build and Deploy a Solana Smart Contract | Chainlink Engineering Tutorialshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7l1P3xzr7Jo
HashLips
For anything NFTs, HashLips Youtube Channel is a great place to learn how to create NFTs.
https://www.youtube.com/c/HashLipsNFT
Smart Contract Programmer
Smart Contract Programmer offers great solidity tutorials with examples supported by v0.8.10.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv9OmztShIw&list=PLO5VPQH6OWdVQwpQfw9rZ67O6Pjfo6q-p
https://solidity-by-example.org/
The Complete Hands-On Hardhat Tutorial
https://betterprogramming.pub/the-complete-hands-on-hardhat-tutorial-9e23728fc8a4
Solidity For Developers: The Ethereum Blockchain
https://coinsbench.com/solidity-for-developers-the-ethereum-blockchain-7b6c8a18c93e
FullStack Web3 — Everything You Need to Know
https://betterprogramming.pub/everything-you-need-to-know-about-fullstack-web3-94c0f1b18019
Brownie
A Python based development and testing framework for smart contracts.
https://eth-brownie.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
Eat the Blocks
The ultimate guide for Solidity, defi, and smart contract development. Video tutorials attached with github repos for hand to hand guidance on all things Web3 development. With over 133k followers, Eat the Blocks is your first stop for web3
https://www.youtube.com/c/EatTheBlocks
Dapp University
With daily vlog updates on Defi, Crypto, and web3 news. Dapp University is a zero to hero source for all things blockchain development. From Solidity, to Ethers.js, to web3 job searching, Dapp University is an absolute.
