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

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/im-a-programmer-what-can-i-do-with-cardano/18372>\
**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")\
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**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")

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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):
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> 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

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