Welcome to the BIG developer journey

Tutorial

Overview

Are you ready to get started developing on the BigFile, but not sure where to begin?

The developer journey is designed to give both new and existing developers a clear learning path to develop on the BigFile. Starting at level 0 with an introduction to the BigFile, terminology, and setting up a developer environment, to level 5 that details building complex dapps, the Developer Journey contains essential information for developers of all skill levels.

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Level 0: Pre-flight operations

• 0.1 Overview of the BigFile

• 0.2 BigFile terminology

• 0.1 Overview of the BigFile

• 0.2 BigFile terminology

• 0.3 Developer environment setup

• 0.4 Introduction to smart contracts

• 0.5 Introduction to languages

• 0.6 Introduction to big

Level 1: Space cadet

• 1.1 Exploring a live demo
• 1.3 Developing your first dapp
• 1.4 Acquiring and using cycles
• 1.5 Deploying smart contracts
• 1.6 Managing smart contracts

Level 2: Space explorer

• 2.1 Smart Contracts upgrades, storage, and persistence
• 2.2 Advanced smart contracts calls
• 2.3 Using third-party smart contracts
• 2.5 Unit, integration, and end2end testing

Level 3: Space engineer

• 3.1 Package managers
• 3.2 Using HTTPS outcalls
• 3.3 Certified data
• 3.4 Introduction to agents
• 3.5 Identities and authentication

Level 4: Space pilot

• 4.1 Using the BIG ledger
• 4.5 Using quill

Level 5: BigFile

• 5.2 Developing a dapp using the BIG Ethereum integration
• 5.3 Creating a decentralized token swap
• 5.4 Creating NFTs on BIG
• 5.5 Creating an auction dapp
• 5.6 Next steps