<p><a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=41718.0" rel="nofollow">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=41718.0</a>
Don't miss the threads it links to at the bottom of the post.</p>

<p>But I wouldn't recommend diving right in if you don't know the basics of how bitcoin functions. You are going to need an okay understanding of cryptography used and C++, networking and program design.</p>

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<p>Has there been content published which provides an overview of how the Bitcoin-Qt software is architected?</p>

<p>I would like to dive into the source code, but going from scratch is somewhat taxing. Can someone help me?</p>

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Bitcoin-Qt source code walkthrough
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# Bitcoin-Qt source code walkthrough

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-07)

Has there been content published which provides an overview of how the Bitcoin-Qt software is architected?

I would like to dive into the source code, but going from scratch is somewhat taxing. Can someone help me?

**Tags:** bitcoin-core


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-01-08. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

<https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=41718.0>
Don't miss the threads it links to at the bottom of the post.

But I wouldn't recommend diving right in if you don't know the basics of how bitcoin functions. You are going to need an okay understanding of cryptography used and C++, networking and program design.


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