I'm a programmer. What can I do with Cardano?

[batcrdn]

I’m a Java Programmer. I like to get my hands on Cardano Programming. But I have no clue where to start and what I can do with it. I know there is the wallet Daedalus. But other then that? What can i do with it. Can i write some code like a Hello World example or anything? Where do I start. Can I develop a credit card app and pay with ADA. Can I buy coffee with ADA?

[Wolf98]

Sell? I cant believe it has been more than a year and no LeDgEr

[Steve]

There’s some good resources in this thread for starting out with smart contracts:

How to start learning to develop smart contacts

Hello, Smart contacts are a super interesting concept but I find it hard to learn how to develop them. I am a Java backed developer and find it too hard to understand the papers. Cardanodocs is good for learning proof of steak, Cardano SL, tools, broader concepts and Plutus as a language. But I couldn’t find an actual smart contact example. Also on YouTube I couldn’t find something. Should I start with Solidity first and then move on to Cardano? Best, Sandro

[batcrdn]

Thank you I will look into it.