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Advanced Blockchain Development

By : Imran Bashir, Narayan Prusty
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Advanced Blockchain Development

By: Imran Bashir, Narayan Prusty

Overview of this book

Blockchain technology is a distributed ledger with applications in industries such as finance, government, and media. This Learning Path is your guide to building blockchain networks using Ethereum, JavaScript, and Solidity. You will get started by understanding the technical foundations of blockchain technology, including distributed systems, cryptography and how this digital ledger keeps data secure. Further into the chapters, you’ll gain insights into developing applications using Ethereum and Hyperledger. As you build on your knowledge of Ether security, mining, smart contracts, and Solidity, you’ll learn how to create robust and secure applications that run exactly as programmed without being affected by fraud, censorship, or third-party interference. Toward the concluding chapters, you’ll explore how blockchain solutions can be implemented in applications such as IoT apps, in addition to its use in currencies. This Learning Path also highlights how you can increase blockchain scalability, and discusses the future scope of this fascinating and powerful technology. By the end of this Learning Path, you'll be equipped with the skills you need to tackle pain points encountered in the blockchain life cycle and confidently design and deploy decentralized applications.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
15
Blockchain - Outside of Currencies
16
Scalability and Other Challenges
Index

Miscellaneous tools


Some tools that have not been discussed previously are listed in the following subsections and introduced briefly to make readers aware of the myriad of development options available for blockchains. This list includes platforms, utilities, and tools that can be used for blockchain development.

Solidity extension for Microsoft Visual Studio

This extension provides IntelliSense, autocompletion, and templates for DApps, and works within the familiar Visual Studio IDE, making it easier for developers to familiarize themselves with Ethereum development.

MetaMask

This is a DApp browser that is similar to Mist from a DApp browsing point of view but allows users to run Ethereum DApps within the browser without the requirement of running a full Ethereum node.

Note

This is available from https://metamask.io/ and can be installed as a Chrome plugin.

Stratis

This is a blockchain...