Solana Rust Dev Roadmap: From Zero to $1B 🚀

Here's how you can go from not knowing any Rust to making programs that secure billions.

Text version: https://github.com/AlmostEfficient/solana-rust-roadmap

Solana bootcamp: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLilwLeBwGuK6NsYMPP_BlVkeQgff0NwvU
Buffalo Joe (Rust on Solana): https://www.youtube.com/@CodingCrypto/
SolAndy Soldev playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmAMfj0qP2wwfnuRJQge2ss4sJxnhIqyt

Create Twitter on Solana: https://lorisleiva.com/create-a-solana-dapp-from-scratch/structuring-our-tweet-account

Programs to learn from (in order of complexity from easiest to hardest)
Anchor starter: https://github.com/solana-developers/anchor-starter
Anchor example contracts: https://github.com/tgaye/AnchorExampleContracts/
Solana program examples: https://github.com/solana-developers/program-examples
Solana program library: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-program-library
Solana Open-Source list: https://github.com/StockpileLabs/awesome-solana-oss

Solana programming resources: https://github.com/SolanaNatives/Solana-Programming-Resources
Web3 builders Alliance: https://web3builders.dev/builders

Everything else (courses, guides) is on https://solana.com/developers

Topics covered:
- Why is Rust so hard?
- How do I build Solana programs with Rust?
- Where can I learn Rust for Solana?
- How do I become a Smart Contract developer on Solana?
- How do I learn advanced Rust for Solana?

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Why Rust feels difficult
2:37 - The builder loop + Roadmap
4:35 - Fundamentals
5:10 - Anchor vs Native
6:30 - Rust development resources
9:41 - Going beyond the basics
11:45 - Code to learn, don't learn to code
12:31 - Projects to build

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