Building Blockchain Skills Through Real Development Experience

We teach blockchain programming by getting your hands dirty with actual smart contracts, decentralized applications, and protocol implementations. Our autumn 2025 cohort focuses on Ethereum, Solidity, and Web3 development — but you'll also work with emerging chains and Layer 2 solutions.

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Questions Students Actually Ask

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Before You Start

  • Do I need advanced JavaScript knowledge before starting?
  • How much time per week should I realistically plan for?
  • What's the difference between learning Solidity and learning Web3 development?
  • Can I work full-time while taking this program?
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During the Program

  • When will I start building my own smart contracts?
  • How do you handle different learning speeds in the cohort?
  • What happens if I get stuck on a complex concept?
  • Are the projects based on real blockchain use cases?
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After Completion

  • What does a typical junior blockchain developer role look like?
  • How long does it usually take to land the first position?
  • Do you help with portfolio building and GitHub presence?
  • Can I continue accessing course materials after graduating?

Real Projects, Real Learning Moments

Every cohort works on projects that mirror what you'll encounter in actual blockchain development. Here's what students built in our winter 2024 program and what they learned from the experience.

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Decentralized Marketplace Protocol

A team of four students built a peer-to-peer trading platform with escrow functionality and reputation scoring. The project took six weeks from concept to deployment on testnet.

  • Gas optimization became critical once they deployed the first version — initial transactions cost 3x what they expected
  • Testing edge cases revealed security vulnerabilities they hadn't considered during design phase
  • Integrating IPFS for storing product metadata taught them about decentralized storage tradeoffs
  • Front-end Web3 integration proved more complex than anticipated, especially wallet connection flows

DAO Voting Mechanism

Solo project where a student implemented quadratic voting for a decentralized autonomous organization. The challenge was balancing security, fairness, and on-chain efficiency.

  • Initial smart contract architecture had to be completely redesigned after mentor code review
  • Working with time-locked proposals revealed how blockchain timestamps actually work
  • Creating a user-friendly interface for complex voting math was harder than the contract itself
  • Deployment strategy evolved significantly after considering upgrade patterns and governance
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We Focus on Building, Not Just Theory

Most blockchain courses teach you concepts. We throw you into actual development from week two. You'll write smart contracts, debug failed transactions, optimize gas usage, and deploy to live testnets. Because that's what the job actually involves.

Small Cohorts

Maximum 12 students per session. You get direct mentor feedback on your code, not automated responses or crowded office hours.

Active Development

You'll commit code nearly every day. Our curriculum mirrors how professional blockchain developers actually work on production systems.

Current Stack

We update materials quarterly. Our autumn 2025 program includes the latest Solidity features, modern Web3 libraries, and emerging L2 patterns.

What Recent Graduates Say

I came from traditional backend development and thought I knew what to expect. The debugging process for smart contracts is completely different — you can't just add print statements everywhere. The mentors helped me develop a systematic approach to testing that I still use today.

Portrait of Søren Bjørnstad

Søren Bjørnstad

Completed Winter 2024 Cohort

The project work pushed me way outside my comfort zone. Building a functional DApp from scratch meant dealing with wallet integrations, transaction handling, error states, and user experience — not just writing Solidity. That comprehensive approach made the difference when I started interviewing for positions.

Portrait of Elara Vukašinović

Elara Vukašinović

Now Junior Developer at DeFi Startup

Students collaborating on blockchain project with laptops and whiteboard diagrams