Beginning Blockchain

Chapter 1: Blockchain Introduction Chapter Goal: This chapter gives an overview of what Blockchain is all about and how it has evolved. It also gives an insight on its fitment with the ever changing technology trend. No of pages: 15 Sub -Topics 1. Backstory of Blockchain 2. What is Blockchain 3. Centralized Vs Distributed systems 4. Why is Blockchain important 5. Blockchain uses and use cases Chapter 2: How Blockchain Works Chapter Goal: This chapter is designed to provide in-depth technical understanding on the basic fundamentals that make up to Blockchain. It lays a foundation with prerequisite knowledge with sufficient code examples to help the readers understand and build Blockchain applications. No of pages: 80 Sub - Topics 1. Cryptography (Public Key, Digital Signatures, Hash Functions) 2. Blockchain Data structure 3. Blockchain components (Transaction, Mining, Proof of work, Timestamping, Consensus mechanism) 4. Private and Public Blockchains Chapter 3: How Bitcoin Works Chapter Goal: This chapter connects the concepts learnt from the previous chapter and provides insights on end to end Blockchain application development, with Bitcoin as the use case. It gives a complete understanding on designing Bitcoin applications. No of pages : 70 Sub - Topics: < 1. What is Bitcoin and how it works 2. Bitcoin design evolution 3. Bitcoin Protocol (Transactions, Network, Cryptography and Consensus) 4. Bitcoin Client, Keys, addresses and Wallets 5. Bitcoin Scripts 6. Building Bitcoin applications Chapter 4: The Ethereum Blockchain Chapter Goal: This chapter demonstrates an alternative protocol "Ethereum" for building decentralized application on Blockchain technology. It explains how to build smart applications on Ethereum Blockchain that are capable of Smart Contract execution. No of pages: 50 Sub - Topics: 1. Overview of Ethereum 2. Ethereum Protocol 3. Basics of Solidity Programming Language 4. Programming Smart Contracts 5. Developing Ethereum Applications Chapter 5: Other Blockchain Flavors Chapter Goal: This chapter is an effort to provide a sound grip on other open source developments on Blockchain and the readers get an idea on existing Blockchain frameworks and platforms. No of pages: 25 Sub - Topics: 1. Why so many flavors 2. The Hyperledger Project 3. BitShares 4. R3CEV 5. Cloud based Blockchain Service Providers such as Microsoft and IBM Chapter 6: Issues, Trends and Future prospects Chapter Goal: This chapter gives an insights on the limitations of Blockchain, research areas, and a perspective on the future of Blockchain. No of pages: 15 Sub - Topics: 1. Challenges with the current Blockchain Protocol 2. Improvement areas currently under consideration 3. Research Scope on Blockchain 4. Future of Blockchain