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FHEVM Developer Bootcamp Curriculum

A complete 4-week bootcamp to onboard developers into FHEVM at scale. Build real-world confidential applications on the Zama Protocol.

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Target Audience

Web3 Developers

Basic Ethereum and Solidity knowledge

Smart Contract Devs

Looking to add privacy-preserving capabilities

Educators

Technical educators and community leaders planning FHEVM workshops

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Prerequisites

Basic understanding of Ethereum and smart contracts
Familiarity with Solidity syntax
Experience with development tools such as Hardhat

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Learning Path

The bootcamp is structured as a progressive journey from foundations to production deployment:
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Week 1: Foundations

Understand FHE, set up tooling, grasp FHEVM architecture
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Week 2: Smart Contracts

Write, test, and deploy confidential smart contracts
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Week 3: Full-Stack dApps

Build end-to-end encrypted applications with frontend integration
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Week 4: Production

Advanced patterns, production deployment, and capstone project

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Weekly Breakdown

Objectives:
  • Understand what Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) is and why it matters
  • Set up a complete FHEVM development environment
  • Connect a wallet and configure the Sepolia testnet
  • Master FHEVM encrypted types, operations, and architecture
Milestone: Working dev environment with wallet connected to Sepolia, solid understanding of FHE fundamentalsHomework: FHE Concepts & Setup Verification (3 hours)
Objectives:
  • Write your first FHEVM smart contract with encrypted state
  • Understand FHEVM contract design patterns and best practices
  • Test contracts using Hardhat with FHEVM mocks
  • Deploy contracts to Sepolia testnet and verify on explorer
Milestone: Deployed and tested EncryptedCounter contract on Sepolia with passing Hardhat testsHomework: Build a Confidential Counter (5 hours)
Objectives:
  • Integrate fhevmjs client SDK with a React frontend
  • Build a complete Private Voting dApp from scratch
  • Implement encrypted inputs, homomorphic tallying, and controlled decryption
  • Handle advanced patterns like access control and error handling
Milestone: Fully functional Private Voting dApp with React frontend deployed and tested on SepoliaHomework: Build a Private Voting dApp (8 hours)
Objectives:
  • Implement advanced FHEVM patterns: sealed auctions, private tokens, confidential governance
  • Break down one production contract (Sealed-Bid Auction) step-by-step and apply gas optimization strategies
  • Understand production deployment, security, and monitoring
  • Complete a capstone project demonstrating end-to-end FHEVM proficiency
Milestone: Completed capstone project: a production-quality confidential dApp with smart contract, frontend, tests, and documentationHomework: Capstone Project (15 hours)

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Total Time Commitment

In-Class Learning

45 hours of lessons, exercises, and interactive components

Homework & Projects

31 hours of hands-on practice and capstone development
Total: ~76 hours over 4 weeks (19 hours/week average)

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What You’ll Build

By the end of this bootcamp, you will have:

Week 1

Development EnvironmentFully configured FHEVM dev setup with Hardhat, MetaMask, and Sepolia testnet

Week 2

EncryptedCounter ContractA confidential counter with increment, decrement, reset, and self-relaying reveal

Week 3

Private Voting dAppFull-stack voting application with encrypted tallies and React frontend

Week 4

Capstone ProjectProduction-quality confidential dApp: sealed auction, governance, or identity system

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Next Steps

Week 1

Start learning

Week 2

Smart contracts

Week 3

Full-stack dApps

Week 4

Production