Best Place for Programmers to Learn Bitcoin Altcoin algos

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Quote from: cnmcdee on December 11, 2017, 05:35:27 AM

I am a coder who wants to *really* understand the bitcoin protocol... what where is a good book / primer location?

I think these links should be of little help to you

http://www.michaelnielsen.org/ddi/how-the-bitcoin-protocol-actually-works/
https://github.com/jashmenn/bitcoin-reading-list
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-learn-Bitcoin-Blockchain-programming
https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/learning-bitcoin/9781785287305/ch08s07.html

shensu

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This is a fantastic book called Mastering Bitcoin that is fully available online for free:

https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook

Everest01

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Quote from: khaled0111 on December 12, 2017, 04:47:46 AM

You can use google to find some useful tutorials. First, start by installing Bitcoin Core:
you can find the source here: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Then, to test your application you have to use the Testne (test network)
Here you can find some useful information: https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-examples
Being a programmer is a plus and will help make understanding who the Bitcoin works easier.

Remember that installing Bitcoin Core requires ~150GB of free disk space (and also the bandwidth and the time needed to download them) before you can start with your testing on the system. I wouldn't personally suggest this as the first step to take for a beginner but hey, that's just my personal opinion Cheesy

justone123

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https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Bitcoin-Programming-Open-Blockchain/dp/1491954388

You can also download the PDF of the book on andreas Github for free and then pinch in some for andreas https://www.patreon.com/aantonop

khaled0111

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You can use google to find some useful tutorials. First, start by installing Bitcoin Core:
you can find the source here: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin
Then, to test your application you have to use the Testne (test network)
Here you can find some useful information: https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-examples
Being a programmer is a plus and will help make understanding who the Bitcoin works easier.

pebwindkraft

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A warm welcome to the world of crypto currencies, we need more developpers.

There's no such thing as a "best place"... It is always different, and somewhere else Grin

But there are learning sources, next to bitcoin.org, as the reference page.
And the world doesn't stop with bitcoin, there's the whole altcoin world.

I had it very easy to get started, after reading Andreas book "Mastering Bitcoin", which is available in many languages, and can be read online.
bitcoin.stackexchange.com is a webpage, that serves as a Q&A forum, and many, many technical questions are answered there, especially when it comes to details of how to construct transactions.

And then it depends, what you want to program. A web page accepting coins - good start! A wallet software? This is a task, which requires serious knowledge on crypto and security. Usually you need some years of experience in this area to start building a secure wallet. A whole new crypto coin? Phew :-)

Everest01

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If you already know how the system works (blockchain, transactions, mining, addresses, fees, etc) you already have a good starting point. The best way to learn the software aspects of the bitcoin network would be to look it up on the internet imho. Here's the Bitcoin Core (official Bitcoin Wallet) GitHub code page. This wallet is open source so you can read their code and try to understand how it works: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.

However if you are a beginner in the BTC world I suggest you learn the basics of the system first. There are numerous sources you can use to your advantage, the first being the official bitcoin website: https://bitcoin.org.

Also check their "Developer Documentation" section: https://bitcoin.org/en/developer-documentation.

cnmcdee

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I am a coder who wants to *really* understand the bitcoin protocol... what where is a good book / primer location?

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