Table of Contents

Introduction to Blockchain, Ethereum, and Smart Contracts

Installing Ethereum and Solidity

Introducing Solidity

Global variables and functions

Expressions and control structure

Writing Smart Contracts

Functions, Modifiers, and Fallbacks

Exceptions, Events and Logging

Basics of Truffle and Unit Testing

Debugging contracts

Assembly Programming

Upgradable Smart Contracts

Writing Secure Contracts

Writing Token Contracts

Solidity Design Patterns

About the Author

Ritesh Modi is a technologist with more than 18 years of experience. He holds a master's degree in science in AI/ML from LJMU. He has been recognized as a Microsoft Regional Director for his contributions to building tech communities, products, and services. He has published more than 10 tech books in the past and is a cloud architect, speaker, and leader who is popular for his contributions to data centers, Azure, Kubernetes, blockchain, cognitive services, DevOps, AI, and automation.