July 2018
Beginner
396 pages
7h 58m
English
book
Beginning Blockchain: A Beginner's Guide to Building Blockchain Solutions
by Bikramaditya Singhal, Gautam Dhameja, Priyansu Sekhar Panda
Overview
Understand the nuts and bolts of Blockchain, its different flavors with simple use cases, and cryptographic fundamentals. You will also learn some design considerations that can help you build custom solutions.
Beginning Blockchain is a beginner’s guide to understanding the core concepts of Blockchain from a technical perspective. By learning the design constructs of different types of Blockchain, you will get a better understanding of building the best solution for specific use cases. The book covers the technical aspects of Blockchain technologies, cryptography, cryptocurrencies, and distributed consensus mechanisms. You will learn how these systems work and how to engineer them to design next-gen business solutions.
What You'll Learn
- Get a detailed look at how cryptocurrencies work
- Understand the core technical components of Blockchain
- Build a secured Blockchain solution from cryptographic primitives
- Discover how to use different Blockchain platforms and their suitable use cases
- Know the current development status, scope, limitations, and future of Blockchain
Who This Book Is For
Software developers and architects, computer science graduates, entrepreneurs, and anyone wishing to dive deeper into blockchain fundamentals. A basic understanding of computer science, data structure, and algorithms is helpful.
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