Building an Ethereum Blockchain App

Goals

• Blockchain is the latest buzzword, and it’s not just about cryptocurrency any more
• We'll start simple, learning all about blockchain and Ethereum; for those who want to dig deeper, you'll also learn to code a smart contract using a real-world example
• For the beginners, you'll walk you through the parts of Ethereum, coding basics, the software development life cycle, and everything you need to know to create your very own dApp, or decentralized application
• For the more experienced, you can skip right to where you code your own smart contract using Solidity
• We'll cover the tools you'll need to write smart contracts: Go Ethereum (Geth) blockchain client, Ganache test blockchain, Truffle development environment, and Microsoft Visual Studio Code IDE
• You'll also create an Ethereum wallet using MetaMask and learn how to connect to private and public blockchains, including mainnet
• Understand blockchain mining, tokens and ether (ETH), initial coin offerings (ICOs), the Ethereum Virtual Machine, gas prices and limits, and more

Prerequisites

• There are no specific prerequisites as the course covers all the topics in detail
• A basic familiarity with programming, particularly JavaScript, is helpful but not necessary