The Patrick 32-hour blockchain video course

Some reflections, a 🧵

I recently watched the amazing 32-hour blockchain video course by the one and only @patrickalphac.lens for freeCodeCamp.

Some reflections, a 🧵👇🏽

1. the general
2. the specific
3. the personal
4. the takeaway

1. Observations

The course lives up to its stellar reputation and word-of-mouth kudos.

"This is going to be probably the most thorough course you will ever go through in this space."

💯TRUE

Patrick is a gifted teacher--high energy, encouraging, detailed and clear.

Material is top notch:

• high production value
• code examples work perfectly
• written commentary makes sense
• textbook quality of a 2nd semester~2nd yr course at a good CS university

I sped through the videos at 1.25x + CC with code on a second screen, slowing down to re-watch portions and do certain exercises.

I had pages of notes + bookmarks for later use in my own projects.

All in ~12 hours of intense study #YMMV

2. Example

I was also Easter Egg hunting, as I had heard NFTs were available for those who di...