After around a year of working on/with ethereum, I have come up with a nearly exhaustive & minimal list of resources to get started with ethereum; for beginners and programmers. So, folks here it is.

#### Explanation for Beginners (What the heck it is and why do we need it)

[**Ethereum for dummies - vasa - Medium**  
_Ethereum is a decentralized platform that runs smart contracts: applications that run exactly as programmed without any…_medium.com](https://medium.com/@vaibhavsaini_67863/ethereum-for-dummies-af5aeacb13d4 "https://medium.com/@vaibhavsaini_67863/ethereum-for-dummies-af5aeacb13d4")[](https://medium.com/@vaibhavsaini_67863/ethereum-for-dummies-af5aeacb13d4)

[**Ethereum. How the Internet will be**  
_In the aftermath of the explosion of cryptocurrency Ethereum (from $65 to $100, then $150 and higher), I feel the urge…_medium.com](https://medium.com/data-science-at-home/ethereum-how-the-internet-will-be-426f51cd647b "https://medium.com/data-science-at-home/ethereum-how-the-internet-will-be-426f51cd647b")[](https://medium.com/data-science-at-home/ethereum-how-the-internet-will-be-426f51cd647b)

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What blockchain solves?

#### Explanation for Techies

[**How does Ethereum work, anyway?**  
_Introduction_medium.com](https://medium.com/@preethikasireddy/how-does-ethereum-work-anyway-22d1df506369 "https://medium.com/@preethikasireddy/how-does-ethereum-work-anyway-22d1df506369")[](https://medium.com/@preethikasireddy/how-does-ethereum-work-anyway-22d1df506369)

[**This is how Ethereum works**  
_Part one: theory before practice_medium.com](https://medium.com/fitchain/this-is-how-ethereum-works-60f37abd5ef5 "https://medium.com/fitchain/this-is-how-ethereum-works-60f37abd5ef5")[](https://medium.com/fitchain/this-is-how-ethereum-works-60f37abd5ef5)

For the in-depth study the best resource is always here:

[**ethereum/wiki**  
_wiki - The Ethereum Wiki_github.com](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper "https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper")[](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/White-Paper)

#### Ultimate guide for smart contract development

[**CryptoZombies - Learn to code games on Ethereum. Powered by Loom Network**  
_CryptoZombies is an interactive code school that teaches you to write smart contracts in Solidity through building your…_cryptozombies.io](https://cryptozombies.io/ "https://cryptozombies.io/")[](https://cryptozombies.io/)

#### Beginners Smart contract development platform

[**Truffle Suite - Your Ethereum Swiss Army Knife**  
_MODULAR FROM THE GROUND UP Truffle is written in JavaScript in a completely modular fashion, allowing you to pick and…_truffleframework.com](https://truffleframework.com "https://truffleframework.com")[](https://truffleframework.com)

#### **Simple dapp tutorial to follow**

[**The ultimate end-to-end tutorial to create and deploy a fully decentralized Dapp in ethereum**  
_In this tutorial my objective is to walk you through the steps required to create a decentralized application from…_medium.com](https://medium.com/@merunasgrincalaitis/the-ultimate-end-to-end-tutorial-to-create-and-deploy-a-fully-descentralized-dapp-in-ethereum-18f0cf6d7e0e "https://medium.com/@merunasgrincalaitis/the-ultimate-end-to-end-tutorial-to-create-and-deploy-a-fully-descentralized-dapp-in-ethereum-18f0cf6d7e0e")[](https://medium.com/@merunasgrincalaitis/the-ultimate-end-to-end-tutorial-to-create-and-deploy-a-fully-descentralized-dapp-in-ethereum-18f0cf6d7e0e)

**_You can find more about blockchains_** [here](https://medium.com/@vaibhavsaini_67863).

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_Experts are suggesting quantum computing may render blockchain obsolete. As the tech giants such as Google and IBM are…_hackernoon.com](https://hackernoon.com/quantum-computing-is-it-the-end-of-blockchain-9ce4a9664720 "https://hackernoon.com/quantum-computing-is-it-the-end-of-blockchain-9ce4a9664720")[](https://hackernoon.com/quantum-computing-is-it-the-end-of-blockchain-9ce4a9664720)

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[**13 sidechain projects every blockchain developer should know about**  
_The whole world is going through the blockchain revolution. But wait…is this really what we dreamed of? Present…_medium.com](https://medium.com/coinmonks/13-sidechain-projects-every-blockchain-developer-should-know-about-804b65364107 "https://medium.com/coinmonks/13-sidechain-projects-every-blockchain-developer-should-know-about-804b65364107")[](https://medium.com/coinmonks/13-sidechain-projects-every-blockchain-developer-should-know-about-804b65364107)

[**Ethereum - Hacker Noon**  
_Ethereum is a smart contract cryptocurrency, but lets be honest, its just a top of funnel for cryptokitties. how…_hackernoon.com](https://hackernoon.com/ethereum/home "https://hackernoon.com/ethereum/home")[](https://hackernoon.com/ethereum/home)

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