Smart Contract Development with Solidity and Ethereum: Building Smart Contracts with the Azure Blockchain (English Edition) Akhil Mittal Author

Create, develop and deploy a Smart Contract with ease Key Features Familiarize yourself with Blockchain terminology and its conceptsUnderstand and implement the Cryptography basic principlesUnderstand the life cycle of an Ethereum Transaction Explore and work with Dapps on EthereumA practical guide that will teach you to create and deploy Smart Contracts with Solidity DescriptionThe book covers the fundamentals of Blockchain in detail and shows how to create a Smart Contract with ease. This book is both for novices and advanced readers who want to revisit the Smart Contract development process. The book starts by introduces Blockchain, its terminology, its workflow, and cryptographic principles. You will get familiar with the basics of Ethereum and some Distributed apps available on Ethereum. Furthermore, you will learn to set-up Ethereum Blockchain on Azure. Then you will learn how to create, develop, and deploy a smart contract on Ethereum. Towards the end, you will understand what Blockchain uses and advantages in the real-world scenario. What will you learnGet familiar with the basics of Blockchain and BitcoinSetup a development environment for programming Smart ContractsLearn how to set up an Ethereum Blockchain on AzureUnderstand the basics of Solidity, an object-oriented programming language for writing smart contractsLearn how to test and deploy a smart contractWho this book is forThis book is for Developers, Architects, and Software/Technology Enthusiasts who are interested in Blockchain, Ethereum, and Smart Contracts. It is also for Developers who want to build a Blockchain-based DApps on Ethereum Network. It is for everyone who is learning Solidity and is looking to create and integrate Blockchain into their project.Table of Contents Section 1: What is Blockchain and how does it work? 1. Blockchain - The Concept2. Blockchain - Cryptographic PrinciplesSection 2: Ethereum and DAAPS 1. Distributed Applications 2. Setting up Ethereum Blockchain on AzureSection 3: Smart Contracts Development 1. Setting up an Environment for Smart Contracts Development2. Programming Smart ContractsSection 4: Blockchain in Real World 1. Blockchain-Offerings and Usages About the Author Akhil Mittal lives in Noida, India. He is two times Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) firstly awarded in 2016 continued in 2017 in Visual Studio and Technologies category, C# Corner MVP since 2013, Code Project MVP since 2014, a blogger, author and likes to write/read technical articles, blogs, and books. Akhil actively contributes his technical articles on CodeTeddy (www.codeteddy.com)He works as a Sr. Consultant with Magic EdTech (www.magicedtech.com) which is recognized as a global leader in delivering end to end learning solutions.He has an experience of more than 12 years in developing, designing, architecting enterprises level applications primarily in Microsoft Technologies. He has diverse experience in working on cutting edge technologies that include Microsoft Stack, AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain and Cloud computing. Akhil is an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in Web Applications and Dot Net Framework.