As the Ethereum platform has grown, so has the ecosystem of tools that support it. In this book we'll introduce you to smart contracts, Truffle boxes, OpenZeppelin and Puppeth to refine your DApp building process.

Ethereum: Tools & Skills

Preface

Remix is a Solidity IDE that’s used to write, compile and debug Solidity code. Solidity is a high-level, contract-oriented programming language for writing smart contracts. It was influenced by popular languages such as C++, Python and JavaScript.

Remix: Develop Smart Contracts for the Ethereum Blockchain

In this article, we’ll look at what Ethereum nodes are, and explore one of the most popular ones, called Geth.

An Introduction to Geth and Running Ethereum Nodes

This article explains how to install and work with Geth and Mist, which allow you to mine or develop Ethereum software, and to control your own node and your own wallet’s key, thereby signing your own transactions instead of relying on third-party software.

Introducing Mist, a Human-friendly Geth Interface

In the early days of smart contract development (circa 2016) the way to go was to write smart contracts in your favorite text editor and deploy them by directly calling geth and solc .

Introducing Truffle, a Blockchain Smart Contract Suite

Given the fact that all of Ethereum’s computations need to be reproduced on all the nodes in the network, Ethereum’s computing is inherently costly and inefficient. (In fact, Ethereum’s developer docs on GitHub state that we shouldn’t expect more computational power from Ethereum than we do from a 1999 phone.)

Quality Solidity Code with OpenZeppelin and Friends

In our introduction to Truffle , we discussed what Truffle is and how it can help you automate the job of compiling, testing and deploying smart contracts.

Truffle: Testing Smart Contracts

Migrations, generally speaking, are ways for developers to automate the deployment of data and its supporting structures. They are very useful for managing the deployment of new software versions, and as such aren’t exclusive to blockchain development.

Truffle Migrations Explained

Smart contracts on the Ethereum main-net use real money, so building error-free smart contracts is crucial and requires special tools like debuggers.

Flattening Contracts and Debugging with Remix

Debuggers have been crucial software development tools for over thirty years.

Debugging with Truffle CLI

In an earlier chapter, we discussed Geth , one of the most popular Ethereum nodes.

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