Introduction to the Solidity Programming Language

Discover the fundamentals of Ethereum and Solidity. Gain insights into smart contracts, data structures, and advanced topics, equipping you to develop and deploy decentralized applications.

Beginner

50 Lessons

Discover the fundamentals of Ethereum and Solidity. Gain insights into smart contracts, data structures, and advanced topics, equipping you to develop and deploy decentralized applications.

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71 Playgrounds

6 Quizzes

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6 Quizzes

Course Overview

Solidity is the primary language for Ethereum blockchain development. It offers developers the tools to build decentralized applications and smart contracts. Understanding Solidity opens doors to the world of blockchain technology. In this course, you’ll explore Ethereum and Solidity programming’s fundamentals. You’ll then learn about the data types, constructors, variables, operators, conditional statements, and loops. This lays the groundwork for understanding Solidity’s data structures, including string...Show More

What You'll Learn

An understanding of Solidity programming language basics and syntax

Working knowledge of Solidity variables, types, and operators

Hands-on experience creating and managing Solidity functions and control structures

The ability to develop and use Solidity data structures, like arrays, mappings, and structs

Familiarity with Solidity’s advanced features, such as inheritance and error handling

What You'll Learn

An understanding of Solidity programming language basics and syntax

Course Content

Introduction

Get familiar with Solidity for developing decentralized apps and smart contracts on Ethereum.

Course Introduction

Solidity Starters

Unpack the core of Ethereum, EVM, Solidity file layout, smart contracts, types, operators, and visibility.

Ethereum Fundamentals

Introduction to the EVM Solidity Source File Layout The “Hello World” Smart Contract Value and Reference Types Constructor Variables Arithmetic and Relational Operators Logical and Assignment Operators Bitwise and Conditional Operators Conditional Statements Loops Loop Controls Visibility Quiz: Solidity Starters

Data Structures

Break apart essential data structures: strings, arrays, mappings, structs, enums, and type conversions.

Strings Arrays Mappings Structs Enums Type Conversion Quiz: Data Structures

Functions

Grasp the fundamentals of reusable code blocks, modifiers, view and pure functions, and cryptographic hashing in Solidity.

Functions Modifiers The view Functions The pure Functions Overloading The receive Function The fallback Functions Hashing Quiz: Functions

Common Patterns

Take a closer look at security-enhancing patterns like withdrawal and access restriction in Solidity.

The Withdrawal Pattern Restricting Access Pattern Quiz: Common Patterns

Storage

4 Lessons

Investigate the intricacies of storage types in Solidity, including storage, memory, and calldata.

Advanced Concepts

8 Lessons

Build on advanced Solidity concepts like inheritance, abstract contracts, interfaces, events, and error handling.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Engage in continuous learning and blockchain innovations for advanced Solidity programming.

Appendix

2 Lessons

Get started with setting up and deploying Solidity smart contracts efficiently.

Create a Simple Bank Smart Contract Using Solidity

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