Building Ethereum Dapps

Summary Building Ethereum Dapps introduces you to decentralized applications based on the Ethereum blockchain platform. In this book, you'll learn the principles of Dapps development by rolling up your sleeves and actually building a few! Foreword by Thomas Bertani. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology Imagine unbreakably secure applications that handle personal and business transactions without any central agency controlling the process. Decentralized applications, or Dapps, do just this, shifting power to users. The Ethereum blockchain platform provides the tools you need to build Dapps, including an innovative "smart contracts" model and Solidity, a Dapp-aware JavaScript-like programming language. About the Book Building Ethereum Dapps teaches Dapps development on the Ethereum blockchain platform. You'll begin with a mental model of how Dapps operate, and then dive into designing and implementing smart contracts in Ethereum's Solidity language. You'll explore Ethereum smart contract development tools, like Truffle and Web3, and pick up best practices for design and security. Practical exercises throughout give you valuable hands-on experience. What's inside Ethereum's key componentsImplementing smart contracts in SolidityCommunicating with a smart contract in Web3Developing Dapps with TruffleBest practices for design and security improvement About the Reader For developers with intermediate experience in JavaScript or an OO language. Familiarity with blockchain concepts is helpful. About the Author Roberto Infante is a software development consultant who specializes in finance. He currently works on financial risk management systems and on blockchain technology. Table of Contents PART 1 A first look at decentralized applicationsUnderstanding the blockchainThe Ethereum platformDeploying your first smart contract PART 2 Programming smart contracts in SolidityWriting more complex smart contractsGeneralizing functionality with abstract contracts and interfacesManaging smart contracts with Web3.js PART 3 The Ethereum ecosystemUnit testing contracts with MochaImproving the development cycle with TrufflePutting it all together: Building a complete voting Dapp PART 4 Making a Dapp production readySecurity considerationsConclusions