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Hyperledger Cookbook

By : Xun (Brian) Wu, Chuangfeng Zhang, Zhibin (Andrew) Zhang
Book Image

Hyperledger Cookbook

By: Xun (Brian) Wu, Chuangfeng Zhang, Zhibin (Andrew) Zhang

Overview of this book

Hyperledger is an open-source project and creates private blockchain applications for a range of domains. This book will be your desk reference as you explore common and not-so-common challenges faced while building blockchain networks using Hyperledger services. We'll work through all Hyperledger platform modules to understand their services and features and build end-to-end blockchain applications using various frameworks and tools supported by Hyperledger. This book's independent, recipe-based approach (packed with real-world examples) will familiarize you with the blockchain development cycle. From modeling a business network to integrating with various tools, you will cover it all. We'll cover common and not-so-common challenges faced in the blockchain life cycle. Later, we'll delve into how we can interact with the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain, covering all the principles you need to master, such as chaincode, smart contracts, and much more. We'll also address the scalability and security issues currently faced in blockchain development. By the end of this book, you will be able to implement each recipe to plan, design, and create a full-fledged, private, decentralized application to meet organizational needs.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

An introduction to the Hyperledger family

The Linux Foundation has made significant accomplishments since its inception in 2000. In December 2015, The Linux Foundation announced the Hyperledger project as an open source environment for analyzing, building, and collaborating on the development of distributed ledger systems. The creation of the Hyperledger project has helped to attract many major participants including IBM, Oracle, Cisco, Red Hat, and Accenture.

Notably, Hyperledger focuses primarily on building distributed ledger solutions for permissioned blockchains and consortium networks. It is gaining popularity among large technology companies. Financial players have undoubtedly given blockchain technology substantial exposure as well.

At its core, Hyperledger is an umbrella project of modular open source frameworks and tools for building and experimenting with blockchains...