Nervos CKB Blockchain Fundamentals for Developers

Lesson 1

Blockchain State Models

Contrast account-based ledgers with UTXO ledgers to analyze state representation models

Lesson 2

Cryptographic Primitives & Signatures

Analyze cryptographic primitives, hashing functions, and digital signatures in decentralized ledgers

Lesson 3

Nervos CKB Architecture Overview

Examine the architectural design and layered structure of the Nervos CKB network

Lesson 4

Local Node Setup & ckb-cli

Configure a local CKB development node using ckb-cli and local testnet environments

Lesson 5

Anatomy of a CKB Transaction

Deconstruct the anatomy of a CKB transaction including inputs, outputs, cell deps, and witnesses

Lesson 6

The Cell Model & State Lifecycles

Inspect live and dead cell lifecycles, data fields, and capacity rules under the cell model

Lesson 7

Capacity Management & CKBytes

Calculate storage capacity requirements and manage CKByte balancing across transaction outputs

Lesson 8

Cell Dependencies & Header Deps

Implement cell dependencies to reference shared contract code and historical state without consumption

Lesson 9

RISC-V Toolchain Configuration

Configure the Rust toolchain for the RISC-V CKB-VM target (riscv64imac-unknown-none-elf)

Lesson 10

Introduction to ckb-std

Initialize a smart contract project utilizing ckb-std v1.1.1 macros and syscall wrappers

Lesson 11

Writing Lock Scripts in Rust

Implement a custom Lock Script in Rust to enforce signature verification and authorization rules

Lesson 12

Writing Type Scripts in Rust

Implement a custom Type Script in Rust to govern state transition logic and validation rules

Lesson 13

Contract Compilation & Binary Optimization

Compile Rust smart contracts into optimized CKB binary binaries and analyze binary size

Lesson 14

Script Testing with ckb-testtool

Construct automated unit and integration tests for smart scripts using ckb-testtool

Lesson 15

Offline Debugging with ckb-debugger

Debug failing transactions and scripts offline using ckb-standalone-debugger

Lesson 16

Cycle Profiling & Gas Optimization

Audit smart contract execution cycles and optimize resource consumption profiles

Lesson 17

Security Auditing & Common Pitfalls

Identify common pitfalls including account-model misconceptions and capacity leaks

Lesson 18

TypeScript SDK & RPC Client Setup

Initialize a TypeScript backend client using ckb-sdk v5 for RPC node interaction

Lesson 19

Wallet Integration with CCC

Integrate frontend wallet connectors using the CCC library (@ckb-ccc/connector-react)

Lesson 20

Transaction Construction & Broadcasting

Construct, sign, and broadcast complex transactions programmatically from client applications

Lesson 21

Querying States with CKB Indexer

Query live cells, transaction histories, and token balances using integrated CKB indexers

Lesson 22

End-to-End dApp Integration Project

Build an end-to-end decentralized application integrating custom Rust smart scripts with a React frontend