You're reading from The Essential Guide to Web3 Develop, deploy, and manage distributed applications on the Ethereum network

Product type Paperback

Published in Nov 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801813471

Length 366 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Ethereum

Concepts

Blockchain

Author (1):

Vijay Krishnan

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1 – Introduction to Web3 FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Blockchain and Web3

3. Chapter 2: Getting Started With Ethereum

4. Chapter 3: Your First Ethereum Transaction

5. Part 2 – All about Smart Contracts

6. Chapter 4: Introduction to Smart Contracts

7. Chapter 5: Creating and Deploying Your First Smart Contract

8. Chapter 6: Smart Contract Security and Access Controls

9. Part 3 – Writing Your DApps for Web3

10. Chapter 7: Developer Tools and Libraries for Web3 Development

11. Chapter 8: Writing and Testing Your First dApp on Web3

12. Part 4 – Fungible Tokens

13. Chapter 9: Introduction to Tokenization

14. Chapter 10: Creating Your First Token

15. Part 5 – Non-Fungible Tokens

16. Chapter 11: Non-Fungible Token Standards

17. Chapter 12: Creating Your First Non-Fungible Token

18. Part 6 – Web3 Advanced Topics

19. Chapter 13: Understanding Oracles

20. Chapter 14: Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Zero-Knowledge EVMs

21. Chapter 15: L2 Networks and Rollups

22. Chapter 16: Decentralized Autonomous Organizations – Overview

23. Index

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The fundamentals of Web3

Web3 refers to the third generation of the World Wide Web, which emphasizes the use of decentralized technologies such as blockchain and peer-to-peer networking. Some of the key features of Web3 include the following:

Decentralization: In contrast to the centralized nature of Web2, Web3 technologies are decentralized and distributed, meaning that they are not controlled by any single entity.
Blockchain: A key technology underlying Web3 is the blockchain, which is a decentralized, distributed ledger that records transactions in a secure and transparent manner.
Smart contracts: Smart contracts are typically used in dApps that run on blockchain networks, such as Ethereum. They are used to automate the execution of complex financial transactions, enforce rules and regulations, and ensure that all parties involved in the contract are held accountable.
Interoperability: Web3 technologies are designed to be interoperable, meaning that they can...