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Blockchain Quick Reference

By : Mariko Amekodommo, Brenn Hill, Samanyu Chopra, Paul Valencourt
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Blockchain Quick Reference

By: Mariko Amekodommo, Brenn Hill, Samanyu Chopra, Paul Valencourt

Overview of this book

Blockchain Quick Reference takes you through the electrifying world of blockchain technology and is designed for those who want to polish their existing knowledge regarding the various pillars of the blockchain ecosystem. This book is your go-to guide, teaching you how to apply principles and ideas for making your life and business better. You will cover the architecture, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), tokens, smart contracts, and terminologies of the blockchain technology, before studying how they work. All you need is a curious mind to get started with blockchain technology. Once you have grasped the basics, you will explore components of Ethereum, such as ether tokens, transactions, and smart contracts, in order to build simple Dapps. You will then move on to learning why Solidity is used specifically for Ethereum-based projects, followed by exploring different types of blockchain with easy-to-follow examples. All this will help you tackle challenges and problems. By the end of this book, you will not only have solved current and future problems relating to blockchain technology but will also be able to build efficient decentralized applications.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)

Introduction

In this chapter, we will go ahead and create a token on top of Ethereum blockchain. We will also briefly look into the development of DApp, which will use the smart contract to its full potential. Here is a list of tools required for the development process:

  • Code Editor or IDE: Just as in the previous chapter, pick a code editor you are comfortable using; in this chapter, we are choosing Sublime text. Although, the official online IDE remix can also be used.
  • Ethereum Wallet: This is required for the deploying and testing of a smart contract on the TestnNet.
  • Solc compiler: This is for the compiling of a smart contract that is converting Solidity language code into bytecode for EVM to read.
  • Truffle framework: This makes it easier to test and deploy the smart contracts.
  • Web3: This is a JavaScript library and is used to communicate with the Ethereum node; for example...