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by Michael G. Solomon
Ethereum For Dummies
Cover
Introduction
About This Book
Foolish Assumptions
Icons Used in This Book
Beyond the Book
Where to Go from Here
Part 1: Getting to Know Blockchain and Ethereum
Chapter 1: Introducing Ethereum
Describing Blockchain Technology
Introducing Ethereum
Exploring Ethereum’s Consensus, Mining, and Smart Contracts
Buying, Spending, and Trading Ether
Getting Started with DAO and ICO
Exploring the Ethereum Ecosystem
Delving into Development Tools
Building Blockchain Apps
Chapter 2: Learning about Blockchain
Exploring Distributed Applications
Examining the Bitcoin Solution to the Distributed Dilemma
Describing Blockchains
Building Blockchains
Understanding How Blockchains and Databases Store Data Differently
Effectively Using Blockchains
Chapter 3: Exploring Use Cases for Ethereum
Diving Into Ethereum Applications
Exploring Financial Services
Establishing Digital Identity Management
Examining Industry Applications
Enabling Effective Governance
Part 2: Setting Up Your Ethereum Development Environment
Chapter 4: Examining the Ethereum Ecosystem and Development Lifecycle
Exploring the Ethereum Blockchain Block Structure
Describing Smart Contracts
Introducing Solidity, the Language of Smart Contracts
Working with the Ethereum Virtual Machine
Fueling Your Code with Gas
Surveying Tools for Developing, Testing, and Deploying Ethereum Apps
Describing the Ethereum Development Lifecycle
Introducing Smart Contract Development Tools
Chapter 5: Getting and Configuring Ethereum Development Tools
Examining Why Multiple Ethereum Development Tools Are Available
Downloading, Installing, and Configuring All the Pieces
Chapter 6: Establishing an Ethereum Wallet
Unlocking the Secrets of an Ethereum Wallet
Examining the Types of Ethereum Wallets
Choosing an Ethereum Wallet
Installing MetaMask, an Ethereum Wallet
Part 3: Building Ethereum Distributed Blockchain Apps
Chapter 7: Building Your First Ethereum Apps
Validating Your Ethereum Development Environment
Exploring the Ganache Test Environment
Designing Simple Smart Contracts
Coding Your First Smart Contract
Running Your First Smart Contract
Paying as You Go
Chapter 8: Learning about Smart Contracts
Introducing Supply Chain and Common Challenges
Examining How Blockchain Can Help Resolve Supply Chain Problems
Describing a Blockchain Supply Chain Solution
Digging into Solidity
Describing Basic Smart Contract Syntax
Handling Data in Solidity
Learning about Computation and Gas
Exploring Access Modes and Visibility of Smart Contract Functions and Data
Controlling Execution Flow
Handling Errors and Exceptions
Chapter 9: Writing Your Own Smart Contracts with Solidity
Reviewing Supply Chain Design Specification
Creating New Smart Contracts
Coding Primary Functions
Using Events
Introducing Ownership
Designing for Security
Implementing Minimal Functionality
Part 4: Testing and Deploying Ethereum Apps
Chapter 10: Testing Ethereum Apps
Understanding Ethereum dApp Testing
Deploying a dApp to a Test Ethereum Blockchain
Writing Tests for Ethereum dApps
Logging and Handling Errors
Fixing Bugs in a dApp
Chapter 11: Deploying and Maintaining Ethereum Apps
Test Blockchain Options versus Live Blockchains
Anticipating Differences in Live Environments
Preparing Your Configuration for Deploying to Different Networks
Deploying a dApp
Chapter 12: Integrating Non-Blockchain Apps with Ethereum
Comparing Blockchain and Database Storage
Contrasting Execution and Flow in Blockchain dApps and Traditional Applications
Designing Goals for Incorporating Blockchain into an Existing Application
Identifying Interface Data and Transaction Requirements
Creating or Modifying Contracts to Provide Data Interface
Testing Integrated dApps
Deploying Integrated dApps
Part 5: The Part of Tens
Chapter 13: Ten Free Ethereum Resources
Exploring Alternative Ethereum Development Frameworks
Selecting a Free Integrated Development Environment
Exploring Ethereum Clients and APIs
Focusing on Wallets and Security
Learning More About Developing Ethereum dApps
Chapter 14: Ten Design Principles for Distributed Blockchain Apps
Designing for Trust
Enforcing Consistency
Removing Doubt through Transparency
Providing Feedback, Guidance, and Setting Expectations
Handling Mistakes with Class
Designing Functions that Focus on User Actions, Not Data
Storing Data Based on User Actions, Not Data Structures
Keeping It Simple
Expecting Blockchain Access to Be Expensive
Staying Out of the User's Way
Chapter 15: Top Ten Ethereum Projects
Predicting Future Events with Gnosis
Crowdsourcing Event Predictions in Augur
Managing Decentralized Organizations with Aragon
Breeding and Collecting Cryptokitties
Exchanging Tokens with IDEX
Creating Your Digital Identity with uPort
Sharing Your Thoughts on the Blockchain with EtherTweet
Searching for Jobs with EthLance
Using TenX to Pay with Cryptocurrency
Buying and Selling Computing Power with Golem
Index
About the Author
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