August 2019
Intermediate to advanced
486 pages
13h 52m
English
Content preview from Mastering Blockchain Programming with Solidity
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What this book covers
Chapter 1, Introduction to Blockchain, starts with how blockchain technology came into existence through the innovation of Bitcoin. This chapter discusses the different properties of a blockchain. It also introduces Ethereum and how it is different from the Bitcoin blockchain. Later, this chapter introduces smart contracts.
Chapter 2, Getting Started with Solidity, starts with the basic Solidity language syntaxes and the structure of a contract. You will learn about the different data types available in Solidity. This chapter also discusses globally available variables present in the Solidity language that you can use while writing your smart contract.
Chapter 3, Control Structures and Contracts, deep dives into the ...