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Learn JavaScript: Build Your Own Blockchain [Video]

By : Brett Hooper
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Learn JavaScript: Build Your Own Blockchain [Video]

By: Brett Hooper

Overview of this book

<p>As the Blockchain revolution rages around us, you may be feeling left behind as the technology and coin values continue to develop at breakneck speed.<br />As budding JavaScript developers, breaking into Blockchain tech is something we’ve most likely wanted as we definitely need to stay up-to-speed in our evolving environment.</p> <p>While the steep and rigorous learning curve that the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum programming present may be too much for us as we step into the Blockchain arena, this course eases the barrier of entry with a hands-on implementation of Blockchain tech with a familiar language, JavaScript, that you can use to create and understand a Blockchain system capable of hosting our own Cryptocurrency.</p> <p>Join me in Learn java script: Build your own Blockchain and we’ll position ourselves to become well rounded JavaScript developers and new Blockchain entrepreneurs.</p> <h1>Style and Approach</h1> <p>This course is designed to present basic JavaScript instruction for developers looking to expand their skill-set by taking on a new type of programming challenge: Blockchain development.</p>
Table of Contents (6 chapters)
Chapter 4
Blockchain Crash Course
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Section 4
Merkle Trees? What?
We understand how data is validated with hash comparisons and how transaction linking provides validity. But the complexity of this chaining mechanism is much more elaborate than we can see from the surface. This is where the concept of Merkle tree comes into play. - Learn about the complex structure of Merkle trees - Understand the application of these structures in a blockchain - Realize the efficiencies of blockchain data validation using Merkle trees