Learn how to use Solidity and the Ethereum project – second only to Bitcoin in market capitalization. Blockchain protocols are taking the world by storm, and the Ethereum project, with its Turing-complete scripting language Solidity, has rapidly become a front-runner.This bookpresents the blockchain phenomenon in context; then situates Ethereum in a world pioneered by Bitcoin.See why professionals and non-professionals alike are honing their skills in smart contract patterns and distributed application development. You'll review the fundamentals of programming and networking, alongside its introduction to the new discipline of crypto-economics. You'll then deploy smart contracts of your own, and learn how they can serve as a back-end for JavaScript and HTML applications on the Web.Many Solidity tutorials out there today have the same flaw: they are written for “advanced” JavaScript developers who want to transfer their skills to a blockchain environment.Introducing Ethereum and Solidityis accessible to technology professionals and enthusiasts of all levels. You’ll find exciting sample code that can move forward real world assets in both the academic and the corporate arenas. Find out now why this book is a powerful gateway for creative technologists of all types, from concept to deployment.

What You’ll LearnSee how Ethereum (and other cryptocurrencies) workCompare distributed apps (dapps) to web appsWrite Ethereum smart contracts in SolidityConnect Ethereum smart contracts to your HTML/CSS/JavaScript web applicationsDeploy your own dapp, coin, and blockchainWork with basic and intermediate smart contractsWho This Book Is ForAnyone who is curious about Ethereum or has some familiarity with computer scienceProduct managers, CTOs, and experienced JavaScript programmersExperts will find the advanced sample projects in this book rewarding because of the power of Solidity

Chris Dannen is a partner and founder at Iterative Instinct, a hybrid investment fund

focused on cryptocurrency trading and seed-stage venture investments. He first began

working with Bitcoin and Ethereum as a miner, and became gradually more enthralled

in researching how smart contracts could be used to automate business logic and

create new kinds of experiences with software. He was formerly a corporate strategist

for Fortune 500 companies. A self-taught programmer in Objective-C and JavaScript, he

holds one computer hardware patent. This is his fourth book. Chris is an avid traveler

who has trekked across 20 countries, bicycled from Rome to Barcelona in 30 days,

and summited Mount Fuji in under six hours. He was formerly a senior editor at Fast

Company and today consults on technical content for major publishers such as Quartz

and Bloomberg. He graduated from the University of Virginia and now resides in New

York, NY.