Building Decentralized Blockchain Applications: Learn How to Use Blockchain as the Foundation for Next-Gen Apps (English Edition) - Softcover

Shaikh, Shahid

 
9789389898620: Building Decentralized Blockchain Applications: Learn How to Use Blockchain as the Foundation for Next-Gen Apps (English Edition)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9389898625 ISBN 13: 9789389898620
Publisher: BPB Publications, 2021

Synopsis

Build decentralized applications using Blockchain’s core technology

Key Features

  • Explore the engineering mechanism of Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and Ethereum.
  • Know-how of peer-to-peer networks, IPFS, and decentralised databases.
  • Explore the working of DApps and build your own blockchain app.

    • Description
    Blockchain is a revolutionary technology that shook the core of the finance world. However, Blockchain is not just about Cryptocurrency.

    This book focuses on Blockchain, its features, and the core technologies that are used to build the Blockchain network. In the first section, you will learn about Blockchain in-depth. Then, the book covers the two most popular Cryptocurrencies - Bitcoin and Ethereum. You will learn how these currencies work and how you can build your applications using these currencies. Moving on, you will learn about the decentralized databases. Decentralized databases can be used to build next-generation software applications. You will learn about various databases and how to use them in detail. Lastly, you will learn how the existing decentralized applications work, their architecture, and how they are incorporated into the application for the end-user.

    What will you learn
  • Learn to build your own P2P network.
  • Cutting-edge coverage on how cryptocurrency works.
  • Learn smart techniques to develop your own DApps on Ethereum platform.
  • Learn to use decentralized databases including OrbitDB.

    • Who this book is for
    This book is for anyone who wants to become a Blockchain developer or wants to build an application using Blockchain. Full stack developers, software engineers, web programmers, and beginners who are interested in Blockchain can find this book a true handy guide to begin their career in Blockchain.

    Table of Contents
    1. Introduction to Blockchain and decentralized network
    2. Ethereum, Smart Contracts and DApps
    3. Interplanetary file system
    4. OrbitDB - Peer to peer distributed database
    5. BigchainDB
    6. TiesDB
    7. BluZelle
    8. Amazon QLDB
    9. OpenBazaar
    10. DTube
    11. Ocean protocol

    About the Author
    Shahid Shaikh is a software architect with over 6 years of experience working in emerging technologies. He is also an author and has written three books. He is an active open source contributor. He has expertise in Blockchain, Distributed systems, and Software architecture.

    Apart from writing code and authoring books, he is a vintage bike enthusiast and rides his vintage Royal Enfield across various locations. He has keen interest in carbon-free energy generation, space exploration, and electric vehicles.

    LinkedIn Profile: //www.linkedin.com/in/skshahid/
    Blog links: https: //codeforgeek.com

    "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

    About the Author

    Shahid Shaikh is a software architect with over 6 years of experience working in emerging technologies. He is also an author and has written three books. He is an active open source contributor. He has expertise in Blockchain, Distributed systems, and Software architecture. Apart from writing code and authoring books, he is a vintage bike enthusiast and rides his vintage Royal Enfield across various locations. He has keen interest in carbon-free energy generation, space exploration, and electric vehicles

    "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

    Publisher
    BPB Publications
    Publication date
    2021
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    9389898625
    ISBN 13 
    9789389898620
    Binding
    Paperback
    Number of pages
    204