Ethereum: Building Blockchain Decentralized Apps (DApps)

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• How the Ethereum blockchain differs from bitcoin
• What smart contracts are and how they work
• Creating a smart contract from scratch in Solidity
• Using Truffle to test smart contracts
• Using web3.js to interact with the blockchain
• Deploying resources in Swarm

Syllabus:

• Introduction
• Welcome
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files
   

1. Getting Set Up

• What we will be building
• Server setup
• Install MetaMask
   

2. Introduction to DApps and Ethereum

• The Ethereum blockchain, part 1
• The Ethereum blockchain, part 2
• Smart contracts explained
• The case for decentralized apps or DApps
• Some sample DApps
• Interacting with the Ethereum network
   

3. Writing a Smart Contract

• Intro to Solidity
• What does Solidity look like?
• Creating a simple smart contract
• Compiling and migrating smart contracts
• Testing with Truffle
   

4. Building a DApp

• Our simple DApp UI
• Intro to web3.js
• Interacting with the blockchain, part 1
• Interacting with the blockchain, part 2
• Calling our smart contract, part 1
• Calling our smart contract, part 2
• Using MetaMask in our client
   

5. Deploying to the Ethereum network

• Installing geth to host locally
• Testnet/Ropsten and mainnet deployment, part 1
• Testnet/Ropsten and mainnet deployment, part 2
• Deploying resources in Swarm

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