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dosttoyI have an academic background in philosophy & economics and have read “big picture” books like The BTC Standard. Overall, I think I have a solid understanding of why BTC is useful.
However, I am essentially illiterate when it comes to computer programming. For example, I know what the general difference between proof of work vs. proof of stake is, however, I don’t really understand what exactly these algorithms are that are being solved and what changes about them to make them more/less difficult. Similarly, I read about the 24.0 update and basically had no idea what they were talking about.
In general, I’m looking for a book that focuses on the technical/coding details of BTC, but isn’t meant for coders. Something similar to the For Dummies series, like, “BTC Technicals for Dummies.”
Although I prefer books, I am also open to other suggestions on how people who don’t know anything about coding learned more about the code that runs bitcoin. I’m hoping to avoid books/content that cover the general topics mentioned in BTC Standard.
schnozzensteinNot a book, but a website I recommend: [Lean me a bitcoin](https://learnmeabitcoin.com/technical/)
konokonohamaruI recommend “Mastering Bitcoin” by Andreas Antonopoulos. It doesn’t shy away from any of the details but I believe it will be readable for someone without a coding background.
Don’t expect to be able to just read it once through and suddenly understand. As with any technical domain, you may have to work through some examples on paper before you begin to grasp how things work
Pasukaru0Chapter 2 of Mastering Bitcoin (Andreas Antonopoulos):
[https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/ch02.asciidoc](https://github.com/bitcoinbook/bitcoinbook/blob/develop/ch02.asciidoc)
The following chapters go into more technical details.
Mr_P_NissaurusPaper_AdmirableVery highly reccomend “Inventing Bitcoin” by Yan Pritzker, it is precisely what you describe.
WilynesslessnessDer gigi has some excellent articles. Check this one out.
https://dergigi.com/2021/01/14/bitcoin-is-time/
And a technical beginners guide with pictures:
https://bitzuma.com/posts/how-bitcoin-works/
To learn more about cryptography, signal and information theory, i highly recommended the free Kahn academy course. It’s a great place to start.
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