πŸ“šGuides and Educational Resources

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🧠 Developer Education & Resource Guides

Welcome to Intersect's Various Topic Education Hub, a curated collection of learning resources, tutorials, and onboarding tracks designed to help developers operate efficiently within the Cardano ecosystem.

Whether you're a newcomer writing your first smart contract or a seasoned engineer navigating the open-source infrastructure of Cardano, this space is built to guide you step-by-step.


🎯 What This Section Covers

This GitBook acts as both a learning library and an onboarding companion. It brings together high-quality, community-vetted content across all skill levels and focus areas β€” from foundational language tutorials to tooling, governance, and protocol-level development.

Each guide is tailored to:

  • Focus on real use cases and working examples

  • Point to official documentation and maintained community resources

  • Support both solo learners and project teams building in the ecosystem


πŸ“š Topics You’ll Find Here

  • Smart Contract Languages: Learn Aiken, Plutus (Haskell), and Marlowe through structured tutorials and projects

  • Blockchain Fundamentals: Understand the eUTxO model, transaction structure, and staking

  • Tooling & SDKs: Get hands-on with MeshJS, Lucid, PyCardano, and more

  • Governance & Open Source: Explore how to contribute to Intersect, work with GitHub repositories, and follow Cardano’s decentralized governance process

  • Security & Best Practices: Validator audits, blueprint standards, and deployment workflows

  • Contribution Paths: How to go from learner β†’ contributor β†’ maintainer within the Cardano open-source ecosystem


πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Who This Is For

This hub is meant for:

  • Developers new to Cardano looking for an entry point

  • Smart contract authors seeking examples and standards

  • Teams building wallets, tooling, dApps, and infrastructure

  • Contributors engaging with Intersect, CIP-1694, or open governance

Whether you're exploring Aiken for the first time or trying to understand how to join an open-source working group, this section will help you move forward with clarity and support.

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