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Mastering Blockchain - Fourth Edition

By : Imran Bashir
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Book Image

Mastering Blockchain - Fourth Edition

5 (3)
By: Imran Bashir

Overview of this book

Blockchain is the backbone of cryptocurrencies, it has had a massive impact in many sectors, including finance, supply chains, healthcare, government, and media. It’s also being used for cutting edge technologies such as AI and IoT. This new edition is thoroughly revised to offer a practical approach to using Ethereum, Hyperledger, Fabric, and Corda with step-by-step tutorials and real-world use-cases to help you understand everything you need to know about blockchain development and implementation. With new chapters on Decentralized Finance and solving privacy, identity, and security issues, as well as bonus online content exploring alternative blockchains, this is an unmissable read for everyone who wants to gain a deep understanding of blockchain. The book doesn’t shy away from advanced topics and practical expertise, such as decentralized application (DApp) development using smart contracts and oracles, and emerging trends in the blockchain space. Throughout the book, you’ll explore blockchain solutions beyond cryptocurrencies, such as the IoT with blockchain, enterprise blockchains, and tokenization, and gain insight into the future scope of this fascinating and disruptive technology. By the end of this blockchain book, you will have gained a thorough comprehension of the various facets of blockchain and understand the potential of this technology in diverse real-world scenarios.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
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Index

Languages

Smart contracts can be programmed in a variety of languages for the Ethereum blockchain. There are six main languages that can be used to write contracts:

  • Solidity: This language has now become a standard for contract writing for Ethereum. This language is the focus of this chapter.
  • Vyper: This language is a Python-like experimental language that is being developed to bring security, simplicity, and auditability to smart contract development.
  • Yul: This is an intermediate language that has the ability to compile to different backends such as EVM and eWasm. The design goals of Yul mainly include readability, easy control flow, optimization, formal verification, and simplicity.
  • Mutan: This is a Go-style language, which was deprecated in early 2015 and is no longer used.
  • LLL: This is a Low-Level Lisp-Like Language, hence the name LLL. This is also no longer used.
  • Serpent: This is a simple and clean Python-like language. It is not used for contract development anymore and is not...