A developer's guide to ethereum / Bruno Skvorc [and five others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Škvorc, Bruno, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Blockchains (Databases).

Computer software--Development.

Computer software.

Electronic data processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 pages)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Collingwood, VIC : SitePoint Pty. Ltd., [2018]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Blockchain technology has certainly been hyped over the past few years, but when you strip all of that away, what can actually do with it? This book is a collection of articles that provide an introduction to Ethereum, an open source platform that's based based on blockchain. It enables developers to build and deploy decentralized applications that can be relied on to work without fraud, censorship or interference from third parties. We start off by explaining what blockchain is and how it works, and also look at some potential practical applications for blockchain technology. We then move on to looking at the Ethereum platform specifically. Far more than just a cryptocurrency or smart contracts platform, Ethereum is becoming an entire ecosystem for building decentralized applications. This book contains: Blockchain: What It Is, How It Works, Why It's So Popular by Bruno Skvorc What is a Bitcoin Node? Mining versus Validation by Bruno Skvorc How the Lightning Network Helps Blockchains Scale by Bruno Skvorc The Top Nine Uses for Blockchain by Mateja Kendel Introduction to Ethereum: A Cryptocurrency with a Difference by Bruno Skvorc A Deep Dive into Cryptography by Bruno Skvorc 3 Bitcoin Alternatives Compared: Ethereum, Cardano and NEO by David Attard Compiling and Smart Contracts: ABI Explained by Mislav Javor Ethereum Wallets: Send and Receive Ether with MyEtherWallet by Bruno Skvorc Ethereum: How Transaction Costs are Calculated by Bruno Skvorc Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work by Bruno Skvorc Ethereum's Casper: Ghostbusting Proof of Stake Problems by Tonino Jankov Decentralized Storage and Publication with IPFS and Swarm by Tonino Jankov Ethereum Messaging: Explaining Whisper and Status.im by Tonino Jankov Ethereum: Internal Transactions & Token Transfers Explained by Bruno Skvorc BigchainDB: Blockchain and Data Storage by Chris Ward This book is for anyone interested in using the Ethereum platform for development. No prior knowledge of blockchain is assumed.

Contents:

A Developer's Guide to Ethereum

Notice of Rights

Notice of Liability

Trademark Notice

About SitePoint

Preface

Who Should Read This Book?

Conventions Used

Chapter 1: Blockchain: What It Is, How It Works, Why It's So Popular

Mario and Luigi

Papers

Seals and Mining

Conclusion

What Next?

Chapter 2: What is a Bitcoin Node? Mining versus Validation

Validation Nodes

Mining Nodes

Chapter 3: How the Lightning Network Helps Blockchains Scale

The Basics of the Lightning Network

How the Lightning Network Works

Network and Routing

Chapter 4: The Top Nine Uses for Blockchain

1. Financial Freedom

2. Decentralized Data

3. Decentralized Internet and Chat

4. Immutable Records

5. Automation of Civilization

6. Democracy (Voting)

7. Loyalty Points

8. Royalty and Proof-of-authorship

9. Company Management

Bonus: Supply Chain

Chapter 5: Introduction to Ethereum: A Cryptocurrency with a Difference

Finality

Smart Contracts

What are ERC20 Tokens?

PoS

Chapter 6: A Deep Dive into Cryptography

Cryptography

Symmetric Encryption (with a Private Key)

Asymmetric Encryption (with a Public Key)

Asymmetric Encryption and Bitcoin

Chapter 7: 3 Bitcoin Alternatives Compared: Ethereum, Cardano and NEO

What is Ethereum?

What is Cardano?

What is NEO?

Chapter 8: Compiling and Smart Contracts: ABI Explained

The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)

Solidity Compiler

ABI - Application Binary Interface

Example

Chapter 9: Ethereum Wallets: Send and Receive Ether with MyEtherWallet

Creating and Reading an Address

Receiving Ether

Sending Ether

Chapter 10: Ethereum: How Transaction Costs are Calculated

EVM.

Gas, Ether, and GWei

Chapter 11: Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work

Proof of Work

Proof of Stake (PoS)

Delegated Proof of Stake (dPoS)

Proof of Authority

Chapter 12: Ethereum's Casper: Ghostbusting Proof of Stake Problems

Byzantine Fault Tolerance

Consensus Mechanisms

Ethereum Consensus Algorithms

Casper, the "Friendly Ghost"

Advantages of Proof Of Stake

Problems with PoS

Chapter 13: Decentralized Storage and Publication with IPFS and Swarm

Decentralized Storage and Publication

IPFS

Swarm

Commonalities

Chapter 14: Ethereum Messaging: Explaining Whisper and Status.im

Whisper

Protocol Elements

Status.im

The Ecosystem

Chapter 15: Ethereum: Internal Transactions &amp

Token Transfers Explained

External and Internal Addresses

Transaction Types

Token Transfers

Chapter 16: BigchainDB: Blockchain and Data Storage

Other Alternatives

Part of a Decentralized Future.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781492069218

1492069213

9781492069195

1492069191