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Dive into a secure future
Professionals look to Ethereum as a blockchain-based platform to develop safe applications and conduct secure transactions. It takes a knowledgeable guiding hand to understand how Ethereum works and what it does -- and Ethereum For Dummies provides that guidance. Written by one of the leading voices in the blockchain community and best selling author of Blockchain For Dummies, this book demystifies the workings of Ethereum and shows how it can enhance security, transactions, and investments.
As an emerging application of blockchain technology, Ethereum attracts a wide swath of professionals ranging from financial pros who see it as a way to enhance their business, security analysts who want to conduct secure transactions, programmers who build apps that employ the Ethereum blockchain, or investors interested in cashing in on the rise of cryptocurrency. Ethereum For Dummies offers a starting point to all members of this audience as it provides easy-to-understand explanation of the tools and techniques of using Ethereum.
* Understand the fundamentals of Ethereum
* Build smart contracts
* Create decentralized applications
* Examine public and private chains
If you need to get a grip on one of the biggest applications of blockchain technology, this book makes it easier.
Sommario
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting to Know Blockchain and Ethereum 5
Chapter 1: Introducing Ethereum 7
Chapter 2: Learning about Blockchain 21
Chapter 3: Exploring Use Cases for Ethereum 43
Part 2: Setting Up Your Ethereum Development Environment 57
Chapter 4: Examining the Ethereum Ecosystem and Development Lifecycle 59
Chapter 5: Getting and Configuring Ethereum Development Tools 77
Chapter 6: Establishing an Ethereum Wallet 95
Part 3: Building Ethereum Distributed Blockchain Apps 107
Chapter 7: Building Your First Ethereum Apps 109
Chapter 8: Learning about Smart Contracts 125
Chapter 9: Writing Your Own Smart Contracts with Solidity 147
Part 4: Testing and Deploying Ethereum Apps 173
Chapter 10: Testing Ethereum Apps 175
Chapter 11: Deploying and Maintaining Ethereum Apps 191
Chapter 12: Integrating Non-Blockchain Apps with Ethereum 205
Part 5: The Part of Tens 219
Chapter 13: Ten Free Ethereum Resources 221
Chapter 14: Ten Design Principles for Distributed Blockchain Apps 229
Chapter 15: Top Ten Ethereum Projects 239
Index 247
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Michael G. Solomon, PhD, is a full-time security, privacy, blockchain, and data science expert. An active speaker, consultant, and author, Michael is a professor of cybersecurity and global business with blockchain technology at the University of the Cumberlands. He has written more than 20 books on IT, security, and the PMP exam.
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Dive into a secure future
Professionals look to Ethereum as a blockchain-based platform to develop safe applications and conduct secure transactions. It takes a knowledgeable guiding hand to understand how Ethereum works and what it does -- and Ethereum For Dummies provides that guidance. Written by one of the leading voices in the blockchain community and best selling author of Blockchain For Dummies, this book demystifies the workings of Ethereum and shows how it can enhance security, transactions, and investments.
As an emerging application of blockchain technology, Ethereum attracts a wide swath of professionals ranging from financial pros who see it as a way to enhance their business, security analysts who want to conduct secure transactions, programmers who build apps that employ the Ethereum blockchain, or investors interested in cashing in on the rise of cryptocurrency. Ethereum For Dummies offers a starting point to all members of this audience as it provides easy-to-understand explanation of the tools and techniques of using Ethereum.
* Understand the fundamentals of Ethereum
* Build smart contracts
* Create decentralized applications
* Examine public and private chains
If you need to get a grip on one of the biggest applications of blockchain technology, this book makes it easier.
