# I'm a programmer. What can I do with Cardano? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [6 December 2018 08:45 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/im-a-programmer-what-can-i-do-with-cardano/18372 "2018-12-06T08:45:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![batcrdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@batcrdn](https://forum.cardano.org/u/batcrdn)\ **Post date:** [6 December 2018 08:45 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/im-a-programmer-what-can-i-do-with-cardano/18372/1 "2018-12-06T08:45:13Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Wolf98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ebca7d/32.png) [@Wolf98](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Wolf98)\ **Post date:** [6 December 2018 09:07 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/im-a-programmer-what-can-i-do-with-cardano/18372/2 "2018-12-06T09:07:49Z")
Sell? I cant believe it has been more than a year and no LeDgEr ---
**Author:** ![Steve](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/steve/32/7229_2.png) [@Steve](https://forum.cardano.org/u/Steve)\ **Post date:** [6 December 2018 09:25 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/im-a-programmer-what-can-i-do-with-cardano/18372/3 "2018-12-06T09:25:38Z")
There’s some good resources in this thread for starting out with smart contracts: > [@How to start learning to develop smart contacts](https://forum.cardano.org/t/how-to-start-learning-to-develop-smart-contacts/12430): > > 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 ---
**Author:** ![batcrdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f1d935/32.png) [@batcrdn](https://forum.cardano.org/u/batcrdn)\ **Post date:** [6 December 2018 09:41 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/im-a-programmer-what-can-i-do-with-cardano/18372/4 "2018-12-06T09:41:14Z")
Thank you I will look into it.