Mastering Ethereum: Implementing Smart Contracts - Softcover

Parisi, Carlo; Mazza, Alessandro; Pozzolini, Niccolo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1098168429 ISBN 13: 9781098168421

Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 2025

Synopsis

As the first blockchain platform to introduce the concept of smart contracts, Ethereum serves as the gateway to a worldwide, decentralized computing paradigm. With this practical guide, Carlo Parisi, Alessandro Mazza, and Niccolo Pozzolini provide everything you need to know about building smart contracts and DApps on Ethereum and other virtual-machine blockchains.

You'll find comprehensive coverage of Ethereum's internal workings to help you understand not just the how but also the why of Ethereum's innovative technology. You'll dive deep into the architecture and operational mechanics of Ethereum by learning essential knowledge for building and interacting effectively with DApps and smart contracts on Ethereum and similar virtual-machine blockchains.

• Run an Ethereum client, create and transmit basic transactions, and program smart contracts
• Learn the essentials of public key cryptography, hashes, and digital signatures
• Understand how "wallets" hold digital keys that control funds and smart contracts
• Interact with Ethereum clients programmatically using JavaScript libraries and remote procedure call interfaces
• Learn security best practices, design patterns, and antipatterns with real-world examples
• Build simple decentralized applications using multiple peer-to-peer components
• Learn the essentials about DeFi and zero knowledge proofs
• Understand how the Consensus of Ethereum works and the challenges it presents
• Read and write basic Solidity and Vyper code

About this title

About the Authors

Carlo Parisi, also known as Blackie, is a senior Solidity smart contract developer, experienced auditor, and content creator. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Bari Aldo Moro. With over five years of combined experience, Carlo has developed deep expertise in writing and auditing Solidity code--the primary language used for smart contracts on Ethereum. He has been involved in Bitcoin since 2013 and has been a prominent voice in the Italian content creator community since 2021.

Over the years, Carlo has also contributed to several books, including "Web3 Applications Security and New Security Landscape: Theories and Practices" and "A Comprehensive Guide for Web3 Security: From Technology, Economic and Legal Aspects". He has also served as a technical writer for the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, helping define standards such as the "DeFi Risk Assessment, Management, and Accounting group" and the "EthTrust Security Levels Specification (Version 2)". Carlo is also an international speaker, having been invited to present at numerous conferences around the world.

Alessandro Mazza is a web3 developer and content creator with a degree in Software Engineering. He has experience working on the Ethereum core protocol, mainly in the execution layer side, and on the Cosmos ecosystem, where he used to work on CosmWasm, the smart contract platform, and Cosmos SDK. Moreover, he has one of the biggest communities in Italy for highly technical contents regarding the cryptocurrencies world.

Niccolo Pozzolini is a senior smart contract auditor with a Master's in Software Engineering. Specializing in blockchain security, he also has a keen interest in developing blockchain tools.

From the Back Cover

As the first blockchain platform to introduce the concept of smart contracts, Ethereum serves as the gateway to a worldwide, decentralized computing paradigm. With this practical guide, Carlo Parisi, Alessandro Mazza, and Niccolo Pozzolini provide everything you need to know about building smart contracts and DApps on Ethereum and other virtual-machine blockchains.

You'll find comprehensive coverage of Ethereum's internal workings to help you understand not just the how but also the why of Ethereum's innovative technology. You'll dive deep into the architecture and operational mechanics of Ethereum by learning essential knowledge for building and interacting effectively with DApps and smart contracts on Ethereum and similar virtual-machine blockchains.

• Run an Ethereum client, create and transmit basic transactions, and program smart contracts
• Learn the essentials of public key cryptography, hashes, and digital signatures
• Understand how "wallets" hold digital keys that control funds and smart contracts
• Interact with Ethereum clients programmatically using JavaScript libraries and remote procedure call interfaces
• Learn security best practices, design patterns, and antipatterns with real-world examples
• Build simple decentralized applications using multiple peer-to-peer components
• Learn the essentials about DeFi and zero knowledge proofs
• Understand how the Consensus of Ethereum works and the challenges it presents
• Read and write basic Solidity and Vyper code

Edition details

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1098168429
• ISBN 13: 9781098168421
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 500