Blockchain Developer's Guide

Build real-world projects like a smart contract deployment platform betting apps wallet services and much more using blockchainKey FeaturesApply blockchain principles and features for making your life and business betterUnderstand Ethereum for smart contracts and DApp deploymentTackle current and future challenges and problems relating to blockchainBook DescriptionBlockchain applications provide a single-shared ledger to eliminate trust issues involving multiple stakeholders. It is the main technical innovation of Bitcoin where it serves as the public ledger for Bitcoin transactions.Blockchain Developer's Guide takes you through the electrifying world of blockchain technology. It begins with the basic design of a blockchain and elaborates concepts such as Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) tokens smart contracts and other related terminologies. You will then explore the components of Ethereum such as Ether tokens transactions and smart contracts that you need to build simple DApps.Blockchain Developer's Guide also explains why you must specifically use Solidity for Ethereum-based projects and lets you explore different blockchains with easy-to-follow examples. You will learn a wide range of concepts - beginning with cryptography in cryptocurrencies and including ether security mining and smart contracts. You will learn how to use web sockets and various API services for Ethereum. By the end of this Learning Path you will be able to build efficient decentralized applications.This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products:Blockchain Quick Reference by Brenn Hill Samanyu Chopra Paul ValencourtBuilding Blockchain Projects by Narayan PrustyWhat you will learnUnderstand how various components of the blockchain architecture workGet familiar with cryptography and the mechanics behind blockchainApply consensus protocol to determine the business sustainabilityUnderstand what ICOs and crypto-mining are and how they workWho this book is forBlockchain Developer's Guide is for you if you want to get to grips with the blockchain technology and develop your own distributed applications. It is also designed for those who want to polish their existing knowledge regarding the various pillars of the blockchain ecosystem. Prior exposure to an object-oriented programming language such as JavaScript is needed. About the Author Brenn Hill is a senior software engineer who has worked with such clients as NASCAR PGA Tour Time Warner Cable and many others. He has experience leading international teams on cannot fail engineering projects. He strives to work with business to ensure that tech projects achieve good ROI and solve key business problems. He has a master's degree in Information Science from UNC-CH and currently travels the world as a digital nomad.Samanyu Chopra is a developer entrepreneur and Blockchain supporter with wide experience of conceptualizing developing and producing computer and mobile software's. He has been programming since the age of 11. He is proficient in programming languages such as JavaScript Scala C# C++ Swift and so on. He has a wide range of experience in developing for computers and mobiles. He has been a supporter of Bitcoin and blockchain since its early days and has been part of wide-ranging decentralized projects since a long time. You can write a tweet to him at @samdonly1.Paul Valencourt is CFO of BlockSimple Solutions. He currently helps people launch STOs and invest in cryptocurrency mining.Narayan Prusty is a full-stack developer. He works as a consultant for various start-ups around the world. He has worked on various technologies and programming languages but is very passionate about JavaScript WordPress Ethereum Solr React Cordova MongoDB and AWS. Apart from consulting for various start-ups he also runs a blog titled QNimate and a video tutorial site titled QScutter where he shares informa