Ethereum, Smart Contract and dApp Development (Blockchain)

Introduction to Blockchain and Ethereum

• Quick basic introduction to Blockchain
• Ethereum specifics

Smart Contracts and dApps

• Quick wrap up of what a smart contract is and misconceptions with regards to smart contracts
• How does a smart contract work
• What is the legal status of smart contracts

Introduction to Solidity

• Language specifics
• Code examples
• Live coding session (code and deploy several smart contracts)

Hands-on smart contract and dApp development

• Work together in groups to build a more sophisticated smart contract
• Work together in groups to build a simple dApp

Prerequisites

Programming experience in any major language is very helpfull; no prior blockchain/Ethereum specific knowledge required. To save time, please make sure you have google chrome on your laptop and please install the MetaMask plugin for the smart contracts. A local webserver is needed for the dApp part.