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Contract to Contract calls and an ABI come to Algorand

This article summarizes many of the features available within the Algorand Virtual Machine (AVM) 1.1 Release.

Jason Weathersby Algorand

An Overview of the Best Algorand Developer Resources

A summary of the most important courses, resources, and links to learn about Algorand development.

Tobias Schmidt

Improved Contract Debugging

This article summarizes changes recently made to the SDKs to support the dryrun REST endpoint and how this can be used to debug Algorand smart contracts.

Jason Weathersby Algorand

Automated testing for Algorand smart contracts - Part 1

A three part series on automated testing for your TEAL smart contracts

Ashley Davis Hone

Django Staking Service Demo

This article introduces you to an example staking platform that’s available on github, to demonstrate how such a service can be created on Algorand.

Steve Ferrigno Algorand

Hello Beaker

Introducing a framework for Smart Contract development on Algorand

Ben Guidarelli Algorand

Smart Contract Storage: Boxes

An overview of Smart Contract storage mechanisms, and technical details for how to use boxes.

Anne Kenyon Algorand

Developer Preview of Conduit

Developer preview release of Conduit, a new, powerful, and flexible way to access Algorand chain data.

Chai Hoang Algorand

Introducing AVM 9: Group Resource Sharing

AVM 9 introduces a new mechanic for foreign reference arrays. They are now shared across the transaction group.

Anne Kenyon Algorand

Create your own NFT, in Layman's Terms

In this blog post I will provide step by step instruction on creating an NFT with no knowledge of the process, from scratch.

Russell Fustino Algorand

print("Algokit v2, happy technology")

With AlgoKit 2.0 we are bringing native Python to blockchain development, giving the millions of Python developers an easy onramp to the world of decentralized computing.

Alessandro Cappellato Ferrari Algorand

PyTeal — Writing Algorand Smart Contracts in Python

PyTeal is a python language binding for Algorand Smart Contracts (ASC) that abstracts away the complexities in writing smart contracts. PyTeal is provided as an open-source tool for the Algorand community. We invite you to try, use, and contribute to PyTeal if you are interested in developing and deploying ASC’s in Python.

Shumo Chu Algorand

Contribute to the Algorand Developer Docs

The official Algorand Developer Documentation repository is now public and open to contributions. Read the contributing guide to get started.

Liz Baran Algorand

Build-A-Bull Developer Bootcamp - Beginner

### Why should I be interested in learning about Algorand and participating in the Bootcamp? * Algorand has AlgoKit to help you with the building process using languages you already know (TypeScript and Python) and with extensive documentation. * The costs and speed for testing on Algorand are extremely low, which will allow you to learn and test without friction. * The companies that work with Algorand are constantly looking for developers to join their work teams. At the end of the Bootcamp you will be able to participate in solving challenges that will test your knowledge and will serve as a cover letter for you to apply for a Web3 job in the Algorand ecosystem. * This Beginner bootcamp will give you the foundations needed to take part in our Intermediate bootcamp. * Grow your web 3 developer skills in time to be able to participate in our exciting [Global Virtual Hackathon](https://www.algorand.foundation/build-a-bull-hackathon) at the end of the year. **Each session will be 2 hours. Here’s what you can expect to cover over the 4 days:** * Session 1: Introducing AlgoKit – your window into Web3 * Session 2: Writing smart contract logic using TealScript * Session 3: Mastering the Application Binary Interface (ABI) * Session 4: Interacting with the DAO dApp using dAppFlow ### Prerequisites * GitHub account ([sign up](https://github.com/signup)) ### Why Algorand? When you decide to start working in blockchain, it is essential that you know the characteristics of the protocol that you are going to use, here are those of Algorand: * It is a layer 1 network that can process 10,000 transactions per second. * The cost per transaction is 0.001 ALGO == $0.0003 USD Approx. * Our blocks are processed in 3.3 seconds. * We are a carbon negative blockchain as we are committed to being environmentally friendly.

Ryan R. Fox Algorand

Decentralized Two-Factor Authentication With Algorand Standard Assets

Sample code for creating a basic two-factor authentication system with Algorand Standard Assets.

Matt Worzala Developer Ambassador

Creating a Point-of-Sale Application with the Algorand Blockchain

We show how to use Algorand’s blockchain to create an alternative payment solution for processing retail transactions. The solution demonstrates a point-of-sale application and a signing wallet.