This chapter develops our understanding of decentralized applications from a developer's perspective. We will introduce the high-level steps to develop a decentralized application. Then we will explore a unique marketplace called ethercast, which serves as an aggregator of several DApps. We will then move on to design a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). We will conclude this chapter by looking back at the infamous DAO hack, which led to the ETH/ETC split, from a purely technical perspective.
After studying this chapter, you will be able to:
- Identify the generic steps to develop DApps
- Understand DApp architecture
- Achieve basic knowledge about ethercast
- Design a simple DAO from scratch
- Understand the DAO hack
