DFINITY-Education/protocol-design

In this course, students will learn about the basics of protocols, understand how core protocols create the internet as we know it, and develop a high-level conception of the Internet Computer Protocol. Using this knowledge, students will implement their own version of DNS and a basic banking application on the Internet Computer. Module 1 serves as an intro to this unit, providing context for protocol design that will then be leveraged in Modules 2-4 to implement several applications on the Internet Computer.

Table of Contents

• Module 1: Intro to Protocols, the Internet, and the Internet Computer
• Module 2: Starting off Simple with DNS
• Module 3: Banking as a Protocol
• Module 4: Building on Top of a Protocol

About

In this course, students will learn about the basics of protocols, understand how core protocols create the Internet as we know it, and develop a high-level conception of the Internet Computer Protocol. Using this knowledge, students will implement their own version of DNS and a basic banking dapp on the Internet Computer. Module 1 serves as an intro to this unit, providing context for protocol design that will then be leveraged in Modules 2-4 to implement several dapps on the Internet Computer.

Content

The provided content was developed in collaboration with the following students:

• Nick Zoghb, a graduate of University of California, Berkeley (2018) with a focus on Computer Science and Bioengineering
• Connor Solimano, a student at Harvard College (2022) pursuing a degree in Computer Science and Economics