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Development Guides
This section section a selection of tutorials and explainers for both beginners and advanced developers.
Getting Started
Here is a non-exhaustive list of some helpful tutorials and walkthroughs to get your starting with Ethereum Classic development.
CryptoZombies
Learn to Code Ethereum DApps By Building Your Own Game.
Hitchhikers Guide to Smart Contracts
Build smart contracts on Ethereum using Truffle, testrpc and Solidity.
A 101 Noob Intro to Programming Smart Contracts on Ethereum
Smart contract tutorial with a focus on building up understanding before code.
Parity DApp Tutorial
10 part tutorial on how to write DApps.
Start Ethereum DApp Development Career
Informal guide to starting developing DApps.
Full Stack DApp Tutorial Series
Full stack DApps using various frameworks.
Ethereum Builders Guide
Gitbook for building on Ethereum that goes deeper into understanding technical functionality.
Learning Solidity Tutorial Series
Building smart contracts with Metamask and Remix IDE.
End to End DApp Tutorial
Create a gambling DApp using Metamask, Truffle, Remix, React and IPFS.
Various Ethereum and Solidity Tutorials
How to create smart contracts, deploy your own DApps, create tokens, and more — from beginner to intermediate topics.
Advanced Concepts
The technology behind blockchain is deep and reaches into many domains. Here is a small selection of articles to help you begin your journey down the rabbit hole.
A Walk Through Ethereum Classic Digital Signature Code
Digital signatures secure transactions. These involve elliptic curve cryptography and the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA).
Recursive Length Prefix Encoding
Ethereum Classic (ETC) uses Recursive Length Prefix (RLP) encoding to store and send data structures.
A Simple Interpretation Of The Ethereum Classic Mining Difficulty Parameter
Mining difficulty parameter may seem mysterious to some. This article shows it has a beautiful easy to understand interpretation.
Implicit Ethereum Classic Blockchain Information
To the beginner, some necessary information may appear to be missing from the Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain. This information is implicitly contained in the blockchain which may lead to confusion.
How Ethereum Classic Light Clients Can SECURELY Operate
Ethereum Classic (ETC) light clients are clients that do not maintain a copy of the entire ETC blockchain.
ETC Blocks Explained: The Three Categories
Blocks can be divided into headers, transaction lists, and, uncle header lists.
Public And Private Keys: A Little Enlightenment
Private keys are used to transfer funds, install programs, and, run programs.
Accounts And States Explained
The Ethereum Classic (ETC) blockchain makes possible an unstoppable, reliable, auditable, trustless and secure world computer. To understand this system, it is important to understand accounts and states.
Hashes: An Introduction And Why They Are Foundational To The Internet And Blockchains
The phrase 'one-way hash function' might sound arcane and geeky, but hash functions are the workhorses of modern cryptography