Hi, I've been trying to find an example of how I could use a c++ program to execute bitcoin api calls. Does anyone know some examples I'm doing this solely for the purpose of learning. I found the bitcoind client API call list here https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Original_Bitcoin_client/API_calls_list but I'm unsure how I would execute these commands as they are written in the bitcoin scripting language. Would I just want to use the system command? Any ideas on some project recommendations or some exercises that would be worthwhile?

If i'm interested in learning this I'm guessing I should pickup the scripting language is that a worthwhile endeavor?

Hi, I am a junior in University studying CS/Statistics.  I'm currently in a graduate cryptography course so I have a  decent foundation. I want to work on some personal projects, but I'm not really sure how to get started. I prefer to completely understand everything; hence, I do not necessarily just want to use some API's to abstract everything away, but I actually want to get dirty and really learn how bitcoin works. Any recommandations on some tutorials to follow or what exactly might be beneficial? I've watched/read plenty of videos about how bitcoin works, but I still feel that I couldn't really implement anything based on this knowledge.

Thanks!