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Blockchain Application Development in 7 Days [Video]

By : Will Button
Book Image

Blockchain Application Development in 7 Days [Video]

By: Will Button

Overview of this book

<p>Blockchain is a revolutionary technology. Bitcoin is an example of it but far from the only one, just as email is one particular use of the Internet. Ethereum is a decentralized Blockchain platform that runs smart contracts.</p> <p>Our course will teach you to build an online gaming application using the Ethereum Blockchain. Each 30 minute section will introduce fundamental Blockchain programming concepts as they relate to creating an online game, followed by practical exercises that customers can implement as homework assignments. With this course, you will learn core Blockchain application development skills, creating smart contracts, interacting with the Ethereum network, building user interfaces, and deploying your application to the Internet.</p> <p>This course supplies seven self-contained lessons taught in a practical, hands-on way. By the end of the course, you will be amazed how much you have learned about Blockchain application development on the Ethereum network in just one week.</p> <p>The code bundle for this course is available on the github repository of this video course:&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Blockchain-Application-Development-in-7-days-V" target="_blank">https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Blockchain-Application-Development-in-7-days-V</a></p> <h1>Style and Approach</h1> <p>This fun, informative course takes the viewer through the process of building an online gaming application on the Ethereum Network using Solidity and React. Through the course of building the application, you will learn the fundamental and core concepts of blockchain application development. Designed with the beginner in mind, all concepts are explained fully then followed by examples, which ultimately lead to our complete, functional, gaming application.</p>
Table of Contents (7 chapters)
Chapter 7
Day 7 – Deploying to the Network
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Section 3
Obtaining Ether for Use in Test Networks
In order to use the Ropsten test network, you need Ropsten Ether. Learn how to obtain it in this lesson. - Connect Metamask to Ropsten - Request ether from a faucet - Configure geth to use your Ropsten account