Basecamp VII – Session 1: Fundamentals

In this video we cover why Cairo is a unique programming language, how Starknet solves Ethereum’s scalability problem, how zero knowledge proofs are used, a high level overview of Starknet’s architecture and we do a live example of how to use a wallet, a bridge and a block explorer.

Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMXIoXErTTYX-ZSxlaYDxsR66l5a39IwA

*Chapters:*
0:00 Intro to Basecamp
12:22 Why Cairo?
24:48 Why Starknet?
43:21 Cairo
45:36 Architecture
49:59 Deep dive
59:18 Wallet setup
1:06:10 Bridging assets
1:15:32 Block explorer
1:21:24 Smart contract interaction

*Resources:*
– Starknet website: https://www.starknet.io/
– Cairo book: https://book.cairo-lang.org/
– Starknet book: https://book.starknet.io/
– Starknet docs: https://docs.starknet.io/documentation/
– Discord server: https://starknet.io/discord
– X profile: https://twitter.com/Starknet

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