The previous chapter concluded Part II of this book, Blockchain Core Concepts and Terminology, which reflected a greater technical focus than Part I,Implications of the Blockchain. This chapter begins Part III, Implementing a Permissioned Blockchain, which employs a hands-on approach so that you can start to build your own decentralized application. In this part, we will take a look at the differences between two platform giants, Ethereum and Hyperledger, the transition that awaits you when going from traditional middleware applications to the blockchain, and how to implement your own permissioned blockchain and decentralized application running on the Oracle Autonomous Blockchain Cloud Service (OABCS).
Before you get your hands dirty setting up and running your own permissioned blockchain, let's take a look at the two platform giants. In this chapter, I provide an extensive analysis of the most notable differences between Ethereum and Hyperledger (Fabric...