Blockchain Applications: A Hands-On Approach

This was the first technical book I read on Etherium Blockchain Dapps. They have a diverse collection of use-cases which is great to see, and example implementations. The authors have made their code run, so the examples are not hypothetical. That said, I consider the example code illustrative of writing applications, not best-of-breed implementation (although they do provide guidance on ordering of logic in a Contract to avoid re-entrancy problems). Awaiting the world is a book that will deal with best design practices, security, and edge-case. Until then, this book will give a solid feel (pun intended) for Solidity. The authors also provide guidance for setting up the various systems in order to actually do development and deploy. That said, the instructions are cursory, but given the main focus of the book on Applications, this is acceptable and to be expected.

I like it, because it gives what authors claim "working" examples. Only imagine, Ethereum is not here yet, all these technology is no more than a a huge (but very promising) bubble, yet, there is already book that explains it all with working examples that you can just copy & paste and make your millions riding the wave. Can you?Still, just because it's actually a code, not pure hype - it's a good book.

The authors have clearly thought this through. Not only do they present the reader with common use cases and design patterns for the application of blockchain tech to solve problems, they present working code. While the code is not linked to any repo (as far as I can tell), the examples are simple and clear enough to copy by hand and get them running. Recommended!

Well nice to have everything about Etherum in a book, in one place. But... once you start reading in the internet you will find it all but in different places. This technology is community developed so book becomes obsolete after 3 moths. Especially so overpriced like this one.

This book is by far the best book on Ethereum (uh, blockchain) I've read so far. No other book or on-line course has helped me execute more rapidly, nor has any other resource helped me really understand what's going on under the covers. It's like the Stevens' "TCP/IP Illustrated" books for blockchain

Excellent book describing blockchain applications in detail. You'll thoroughly understand what is normally a very complex topic. Here it is explained in layman's terms so that you can understand the topic. Highly recommend it.

It was informative and practical, but there was no supplemental material.

Essential reference on Blockchain: Provides an in-depth study on the second generation blockchain platforms, decentralized applications and smart contracts.