Blockchain Quick Reference

This is the code repository for Blockchain Quick Reference, published by Packt.

A guide to exploring decentralized blockchain application development

What is this book about?

Blockchain Quick Reference takes you through the electrifying world of blockchain technology and is designed for those who want to polish their existing knowledge regarding the various pillars of the blockchain ecosystem.

This book covers the following exciting features:

Understand how blockchain architecture components work
Acquaint yourself with cryptography and the mechanics behind blockchain
Apply consensus protocol to determine the business sustainability
Understand what ICOs and crypto-mining are and how they work
Create cryptocurrency wallets and coins for transaction mechanisms

If you feel this book is for you, get your copy today!

Instructions and Navigations

All of the code is organized into folders. For example, Chapter02.

The code will look like the following:

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Following is what you need for this book: Blockchain Quick Reference is for you if you are a developer who wants to get well-versed with blockchain and its associated concepts and terminologies. You will explore the working mechanism of a decentralized application with the help of examples. Business leaders and blockchain enthusiasts will also find this book useful, as it will help you effectively address challenges and make better personal and business investments.

With the following software and hardware list you can run all code files present in the book (Chapter 1-22).

Software and Hardware List

Chapter	Software required	OS required
All	Windows Sub system shell	Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)
	Litecoin	Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)
	Visual Studio	Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)
	npm	Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)
	truffle framework	Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)
	Ethereum-JS ganache-cli	Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)
	remix (remix.ethereum.org)	Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)
	Sublime editor / Web Browser	Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (Any)

Get to Know the Author(s)

Brenn Hill Brenn Hill is a senior software engineer who has worked with such clients as NASCAR, PGA Tour, Time Warner Cable, and many others. He has experience leading international teams on cannot fail engineering projects. He strives to work with business to ensure that tech projects achieve good ROI and solve key business problems. He has a master's degree in Information Science from UNC-CH and currently travels the world as a digital nomad.

Samanyu Chopra Samanyu Chopra is a developer, entrepreneur, and Blockchain supporter with wide experience of conceptualizing, developing, and producing computer and mobile software's. He has been programming since the age of 11. He is proficient in programming languages such as JavaScript, Scala, C#, C++, Swift, and so on. He has a wide range of experience in developing for computers and mobiles. He has been a supporter of Bitcoin and blockchain since its early days and has been part of wide-ranging decentralized projects for a long time. You can write a tweet to him at @samdonly1.

Paul Valencourt Paul Valencourt is CFO of BlockSimple Solutions. He currently helps people launch STOs and invest in cryptocurrency mining. Harass him on LinkedIn.

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