Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps by Daniel Drescher

S TAGE I
Terminology 
and Technical 
Foundations
This stage explains major concepts of software engineering and establishes 
a way to organize and standardize our communication about technology. 
This learning stage also introduces the concepts of software architecture and 
integrity and how they relate to the blockchain. By the end of this stage, you 
will have gained an understanding of the purpose of the blockchain and its 
potential.

STEP 1
Thinking in 
Layers and 
Aspects
Analyzing systems by separating them into 
layers and aspects
This step lays the foundation of our learning path through the blockchain 
by introducing a way to organize and standardize our communication about 
technology. This step explains how you can analyze a software system and 
why it is important to consider a software system as a composition of 
layers. Furthermore, this step illustrates what you can gain from considering 
different layers in a system and how this approach helps us to understand the 
blockchain. Finally, this step provides a short introduction to the concept of 
software integrity and highlights its importance.

Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps by Daniel Drescher