Overview
- First book on the market that teaches Ethereum and Solidity for technical thinkers of all types
- Written by a technology journalist trained in breaking down technical concepts into easy-to-understand prose
- Updates you on the last three years of progress since Bitcoin became popular - a new frontier replete with opportunity for new products and services
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About this book
Learn how to use Solidity and the Ethereum project – second only to Bitcoin in market capitalization. Blockchain protocols are taking the world by storm, and the Ethereum project, with its Turing-complete scripting language Solidity, has rapidly become a front-runner. This book presents the blockchain phenomenon in context; then situates Ethereum in a world pioneered by Bitcoin.
See why professionals and non-professionals alike are honing their skills in smart contract patterns and distributed application development. You'll review the fundamentals of programming and networking, alongside its introduction to the new discipline of crypto-economics. You'll then deploy smart contracts of your own, and learn how they can serve as a back-end for JavaScript and HTML applications on the Web.
Many Solidity tutorials out there today have the same flaw: they are written for “advanced” JavaScript developers who want to transfer their skills to a blockchain environment. Introducing Ethereum and Solidity is accessible to technology professionals and enthusiasts of all levels. You’ll find exciting sample code that can move forward real world assets in both the academic and the corporate arenas. Find out now why this book is a powerful gateway for creative technologists of all types, from concept to deployment.What You’ll Learn
- See how Ethereum (and other cryptocurrencies) work
- Compare distributed apps (dapps) to web apps
- Write Ethereum smart contracts in Solidity
- Connect Ethereum smart contracts to your HTML/CSS/JavaScript web applications
- Deploy your own dapp, coin, and blockchain
- Work with basic and intermediate smart contracts
Who This Book Is For
Anyone who is curious about Ethereum or has some familiarity with computer science
Product managers, CTOs, and experienced JavaScript programmers
Experts will find the advanced sample projects in this book rewarding because of the power of Solidity
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Introducing Ethereum and Solidity
Book Subtitle: Foundations of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Programming for Beginners
Authors: Chris Dannen
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2535-6
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Chris Dannen 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2534-9Published: 18 March 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2535-6Published: 16 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 185
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 31 illustrations in colour
Topics: Open Source, Management of Computing and Information Systems, Professional Computing, Computers and Society, The Computing Profession, Personal Computing