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Developer Materials Guide

This guide will help introduce new developers to the essential topics and tools needed to get started.

Section 1: Introduction and Absolute Basics​

These materials are for participants who are brand new, or need a refresher on the basics of what makes Nervos a unique and powerful alternative to the existing blockchain smart contract platforms.

We recommend all new developers review these materials to get a high-level conceptual understanding of how Nervos works.

More In-Depth Materials (Optional)​

These materials cover similar topics to the recommended materials, but are much more in-depth. Reading these is optional.

Section 2: Developer Concepts​

Learn the unique concepts and design patterns that developers will need to understand to create Dapps on Nervos.

These materials are recommended for all developers who want to develop Dapps or Smart Contracts on Nervos.

Available When You Need Them (Optional)​

These materials are much more in-depth, but only relevant for specific topics. We recommend reviewing them only as needed.

Section 3: Developer Tooling​

Learn about the tools that are available for developing on Nervos.

These are the recommended tools for developing on Nervos CKB.

Available When You Need Them (Optional)​

Testnet Funds​

When building on the Aggron Testnet, free testnet CKB can be obtained from this faucet.

Section 4: Sample Projects​

View functioning example smart contract scripts and Dapps.

Example Scripts​

These are smart contract scripts written in C and Rust. For most developers we recommend building scripts in Rust.

Example Dapps​

These are fully functioning Dapps which were built using our recommended tooling.

Recommendations for setting up your development environment and which technologies to build your application with.

These are the minimum software recommendations for any developer building on Nervos CKB.

These are the recommended software stacks for any team building on Nervos CKB. These selections are based on current industry trends and the tooling available today.