A Beginner’s Guide to Becoming a Blockchain Developer
Discover the basics of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies to unlock great new career paths with this exciting online course from King’s College London and Quant Network.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for computer scientists or software engineers who would like to explore avenues in blockchain and distributed ledger technology that could lead to new opportunities.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Demonstrate an understanding on what is a ledger and what advantages ledgers implemented in a distributed manner have over ledgers implemented in a centralised manner.
Develop knowledge of the main components of distributed ledger and blockchain technologies.
Code your first programs utilising blockchain technologies.
Identify the differences between the two main distributed ledger technology asset tracking models, the first being the unspent transaction ouput (UTXO) model, and the second being the accounts model.
Investigate the different uses of cryptography in distributed ledger technologies.
Design blockchain applications that use Quant’s Overledger API Gateway.
