Building Smart Contracts and DApps
by Andreas M. Antonopoulos
Recommended by 3 notable people, including Tim O’Reilly and Mark Russinovich
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See customer reviews on Amazon →Mastering Ethereum reads like a practical developer handbook that moves from conceptual overviews to line-by-line code and protocol internals. Expect clear runnable examples, deployment notes, and detailed explanations of transactions, gas, the EVM, and smart-contract behavior useful while building. The limitation is density: long technical passages assume programming experience and can feel granular or repetitive to a non-technical reader. Best used as a study reference during implementation rather than a quick introduction.
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Ethereum represents the gateway to a worldwide, decentralized computing paradigm. This platform enables you to run decentralized applications (DApps) and smart contracts that have no central points of failure or control, integrate with a payment network, and operate on an open blockchain. With this practical guide, Andreas M. Antonopoulos and Gavin...
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