Polkadot Learning Path 👩‍🏫

I have been exploring the Polkadot Ecosystem and there is a lot of information on the web. However, after completing the Polkadot Blockchain Academy, I realized that organizing all this information was crucial. That's why I have created a repository on Github to help others navigate the Polkadot infrastructure and understand how it differs from other blockchains.

Please feel free to contribute to my repository.

Polkadot Github Learning Path: https://github.com/rtomas/polkadot-learning-path

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Last update -> June 22, 2023
(please, always visit the link above for the last version)

Cryptography

It would be great to know cryptography before going in-depth into Polkadot. Here are some resources to get you started:

Public key cryptography

1. Public Key Cryptography [Video] (Duration: 7 minutes)

2. What is Public-key Cryptography? [Text] (Est. time: 4 minutes)

Digital signatures

1. Cryptography Digital Signatures [Text] (Est. time: 10 minutes)

2. What are Digital Signatures and How Do They Work? [Video] (Duration: 3 minutes)

Cryptographic hashing

1. What is Hashing on the Blockchain? [Video] (Duration: 5 minutes)

2. What is Hashing in Blockchain? [Text] (Est. time: 9 minutes)

Blockchain

1. Blockchain Explained [Text] (Est. time: 26 minutes)

2. Blockchain - A visual demo [Video] (Duration: 18 minutes)

3. Introduction to Libp2p from 2018 but Good [Video] (Duration: 20 minutes)

4. Consensus

   • Two General Problem [Video] (Duration: 10 minutes)

   • The Byzantine Problem [Video] (Duration: 8 minutes)

5. Proof of Stake [Video] (Duration: 10 minutes)

Polkadot

Theory

1. What is Polkadot? [Video] (Duration: 6 minutes)

2. Architecture [Text] (Est. time:5 minutes)

3. Validator [Text] (Est. time: 5 minutes)

4. Parachains [Text] (Est. time: 15 minutes)

5. Consensus in Polkadot

   • Wiki [Text] (Est. time: 20 minutes)

   • Introduction [Text]

   • Grandpa [Text]

   • Babe [Text]

6. Nominated Proof of Stake (NPoS) [Video] (Duration: 20 minutes)

7. WASM [Text]

8. • Substrate Text [Text]

     • Substrate Video [Video]

9. Forkless Upgrades in Polkadot [Video]

10. Polkadot OpenGov [Video] (Est. time: 45 minutes)

11. Light clients

    • Browser-embedded light clients [Video] Duration 9min

    • Talisman: Powering the Paraverse with Light Clients [Video]

12. XCM [Text] (Est. time: 30 minutes)

13. Blake2 vs Sha2 [Text] (Est. time: 5 minutes)

14. Zombienet [Video] (Est. time: 1 hour)

15. Ink! 101 [Video]

16. EVM vs Wasm Smart Contracts [Text]

17. Blockspace over Blockchain

    • Blockspace over Blockchain [Text]

    • Blockspace over Blockchain [Video]

Extras

1. Polkadot Blockchain Academy

2. Overview of Polkadot and its Design Considerations [Text]

3. EDX Free Online Course "Introduction to Polkadot" [Video]

4. Polkadot Protocol Specification [Text]

5. Polkadot Wiki [Text]

6. Twitch Channel [Video]

7. Youtube Channel [Video]

8. Polkadot Blockchain Academy [Info]

9. My Experience with Polkadot Blockchain Academy [Text]

Reference

• Pre-requisites & Bitcoin from Protofire github