Summary

This chapter provided detailed and in-depth practical examples on how to set up an Ethereum development environment and create smart contracts. This chapter started with an introduction to various methods that can be used to create Private Ethereum networks for testing and development purposes. After this, an introduction to the solidity language was presented in order to enable you to understand the language fundamentals and syntax. Practical deployment techniques using technologies and tools such as geth and web3 were discussed in detail. Moreover, detailed step-by-step examples of smart contract development and deployments were presented. Additionally, development frameworks were discussed with practical examples so that you can experience the smart contract development life cycle of the Ethereum blockchain. This is a lengthy chapter and by following exercises closely, you will gain an in-depth understanding of contract development, testing, and deployment on Ethereum. Finally...