Ok now, explain it like "I'm a software developer who wants an intermediate technical understanding"

[abetusk]

As per the HN comment, provide a tab (or "resource page") that isn't as technically in depth as "I'm a total nerd" but isn't as high level as "I'm an average person just trying to get by".

I'm no expert in Crypto Currencies (Ethereum in particular) but I have a high enough level understanding that I think I can at least start this discussion off. I hope this issue can be used to get the verbage down so that someone else (or maybe me, I don't know) can make a pull request with the appropriate new section added.

Some things I would like to see for this section are:

• A brief general discussion about the public ledger, how to verify work and how coins are created (not Ethereum specific and maybe give a link to the original Bitcoin paper)
• A brief discussion on "pseudonymity" vs. "anonymity". That is, the difference between everyone seeing that someone with a public key received a transaction vs. tying that transaction (and public key) to a real identity (again, not Ethereum specific).
• An example, even in pseudo code, of how a contract could work. I haven't understood this in depth but I assume a contract like "I'll give an Ethereum coin to the first person to find a 10,000 digit prime" could be a valid contract.
• List the major differences and updates that Ethereum has over other Crypto currencies, mostly Bitcoin as that's the other major one that people are probably somewhat familiar with.
• Links to other sections or outside resources for more information on programs, source codes, exchanges, wallets, etc.

[Breefield]

This is an awesome start. Thank you for stubbing out a summary, I'll bolster the content based off this!