2-Week Roadmap: Web3 and Blockchain for Beginners

Week 1: Foundations and Concepts

Day 1: Introduction and Blockchain Basics

  • Introduction to Blockchain and its significance
  • Key concepts: blocks, transactions, and decentralized systems

Day 2: Cryptocurrencies and Introduction to Ethereum

  • Understanding Bitcoin: its history and impact
  • Introduction to Ethereum and the concept of smart contracts

Day 3: Dive into Ethereum and Tokens

  • Deep dive into Ethereum's ecosystem and architecture
  • Token standards: ERC-20 and ERC-721

Day 4: Web3 and the Decentralized Web

  • Evolution of the web and introduction to Web3
  • Web3 Providers: Metamask and Infura

Day 5: Hands-on with Web3.js and Development Environment Setup

  • Introduction to the Web3.js library
  • Development environment setup: Node.js, npm, and Hardhat

Week 2: Practical Exploration and Advanced Topics

Day 6: Writing and Deploying Smart Contracts

  • Solidity basics and writing a basic smart contract
  • Deploying and testing a smart contract with Hardhat And Remix

Day 7: DApps and Practical Implementation

  • Introduction to DApps
  • Building a basic DApp with Web3.js

Day 8: Deeper Dive: DeFi and NFTs

  • Introduction to Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
  • Dive into Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs)

Day 9: Governance, DAOs, and Current Challenges

  • Introduction to Decentralized Governance and DAOs
  • Challenges in Blockchain: Scalability and energy consumption

Day 10: The Future and Wrap-up

  • Exploration of Layer 2 solutions and Eth2
  • Introduction to new blockchain projects and the road ahead
  • Prompt Engineering: Programming using ChatGPT