Building JavaScript Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts

Name: Building JavaScript Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts
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Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts

Created byStone River eLearning

Last updated 4/2018

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What you'll learn

Use Angular to code a JavaScript cryptocurrency with smart contracts and its underlying blockchain!
Understand and use cryptocurrency technology in real world applications
Work with blockchain concepts in real code
Develop Smart Contract capabilities in a cryptocurrency implementation
Understand the most important aspects of viable blockchain design
Discover how cryptocurrencies utilize blockchain
Learn the Proof of Work protocol for securing the blockchain
Implement security protocols in an Angular blockchain project
Create block validation logic in JavaScript and Angular
Discover the leading cryptocurrency design concepts used in today's most popular cryptocurrency networks ... and much, much more!

Course content

4 sections • 21 lectures • 3h 44m total length

Building JavaScript Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts4:53
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What we'll learn5:01
Explore blockchain technology fundamentals and build a browser-based cryptocurrency using blocks, transactions, proof of work, mining, wallet integration, and smart contracts.
Underlying Blockchain Technology5:01
A Developing Crypto with JavaScript12:29
Create a high level blockchain in JavaScript using crypto-js to hash data, while setting up code anywhere, node, and angular to run and test your implementation.
Preparing for Angular UI/UX7:19
Install angular material, the CDK, plus HammerJS and animations for the UI. Configure a pre-built Indigo pink theme and create a module to aggregate material components for uptalk.
The First Step in Blockchain Development9:08
Begin a JavaScript blockchain project in an Angular app by building a simple block and blockchain using TypeScript, mustache syntax, and crypto-js sha-256 to compute block hashes.
Fleshing out the Blockchain11:57
Explore fleshing out a blockchain with a genesis block, chain management, and block hashing, then integrate it via an Angular crypto service to manage blocks.

UI/UX for the Blockchain12:25
Securing Blocks13:12
Learn how to secure blocks by implementing a proof-of-work mining protocol that uses nonces, difficulty targets, and hash validation to prevent spam and ensure blockchain integrity.
Processing Blocks9:04
Upgrade the block chain to process multiple transactions per block, mint new coins with a 50-coin mining reward, and introduce a transaction class.
Incentivized Mining14:49
Blockchain Integrity14:30
Enforce blockchain integrity by validating each transaction against available funds before mining blocks, and seed registered addresses with an airdrop while preparing wallet-based transactions.

A Crypto Wallet with Angular13:22
Fleshing Out the Wallet20:31
Implement a fully functional crypto wallet by fleshing out balance retrieval, transfer transactions, and UI integration, tying wallet and blockchain classes to real time balance updates and mined transactions.
The Blockchain Comes Alive!11:59
A More Mature Blockchain10:56
Explore how blockchain transaction validity relies on cryptography, private keys, and digital signatures. Learn how hashing, public keys, and elliptic curve multiplication enable miners to verify and secure transactions.

Introducing Smart Contracts7:22
Explore smart contracts as on-chain, if-then logic that runs automatically when triggers fire, enabling trustless crypto transfers and programmable business logic across multiple platforms.
Creating Smart Contracts7:57
Create a certificate of deposit style smart contract that locks a specified amount of coins until maturity and pays the designated wallet address, modeled with a CD class.
Integrating Smart Contracts9:12
Implement and test certificate of deposit smart contract processing within the blockchain by adding maturity checks, payout transactions, and iteration logic, with mining integration and UI preparation.
Updating the Crypto Wallet14:59
Builds a user interface to create a CD smart contract by collecting a wallet address, amount, and maturity date, then submits a blockchain transaction.
Wrap Up8:06
Demonstrate building and testing a certificate of deposit smart contract in the browser, with a UI to specify pay wallet, amount, and maturity date, and explore blocks and wallets.

Requirements

Before taking this course, a student should ideally (but not absolutely) have some experience in:
Creating applications with Javascript and Angular
Some exposure to cryptocurrencies, either via the markets or from a technical standpoint
JavaScript development of complete web app solutions with a major JS development platform (Angular)
CRYPTO/SMART CONTRACT/BLOCKCHAIN EXPERIENCE IS NOT REQUIRED!!!

Description

Any IT professional or hobbyist anticipating a solid understanding of how cryptocurrency and smart contract technology works and desires an understanding of crypto's use cases and potential (including blockchains and distributed applications) needs to go through this course to leverage cryptocurrency and smart contracts in new or existing development projects. Anyone desiring to learn how cryptocurrency solutions are designed, configured, and developed needs the knowledge and practice presented in this course. This not only includes web, mobile, and service application developers, but also architects, UI designers, testers, and administrators. This course provides a solid understanding of how crypto and blockchain technology works and a solid foundation for platform evaluation and learning lower level details.

Before taking this course, a student should ideally (but not absolutely) have some experience in:

Creating applications with Javascript and Angular

Some exposure to cryptocurrencies, either via the markets or from a technical standpoint

JavaScript development of complete web app solutions with a major JS development platform (Angular)

Crypto, smart contract, and blockchain experience is not required.

This course was built for forward-looking developers who create solutions for mobile, web, and beyond. This course is designed for those developers who want to begin working with cryptocurrency, smart contract, and blockchain technology and need a good springboard to start their descent into this deep and detailed set of technologies, theories, and implementations. This course focuses on the outstanding components of cryptocurrency technology and weaves them together to create a solid understanding of the crypto stack component's interactions and dependencies. Of course, the info presented here is just as valuable for architects, testers, and product managers as they too should understand how blockchain products are designed and used to create the next level of distributed ledger tech.

Who this course is for:

This course was built for forward-looking developers who create solutions for mobile, web, and beyond. This course is designed for those developers who want to begin working with cryptocurrency, smart contract, and blockchain technology and need a good springboard to start their descent into this deep and detailed set of technologies, theories, and implementations. This course focuses on the outstanding components of cryptocurrency technology and weaves them together to create a solid understanding of the crypto stack component's interactions and dependencies. Of course, the info presented here is just as valuable for architects, testers, and product managers as they too should understand how blockchain products are designed and used to create the next level of distributed ledger tech.
This course IS NOT intended for non-technical students. The content presented is in the context of technical review.

Building JavaScript Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts

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Welcome to Building JavaScript Cryptocurrecies and Smart Contracts7 lectures • 56min

Building the Crypto Blockchain5 lectures • 1hr 4min

Crypto Comes to Life4 lectures • 57min

Introducing Smart Contracts5 lectures • 48min

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Description

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