Let's build a block chain - Project time #1
Details
Blockchain has been more widely known for its use in BitCoin and other cryptocurrencies but the underlying technology has a lot more usage than just currency. The latest ideas ranging from managing music and composer details to tracking the design process.
We want to explore this technology by building something simple over a few evening sessions where we track the ownership in a secure and effective way.
What are we planning to do?
Have a bite to eat and then get started with the following (Yes, food will be provided!)
Session 1
• A quick overview of blockchain
• Decide on a goal for the sessions
• Build a simple blockchain for house ownership
• Build a crowdsale blockchain
• Shall we spend our time creating the underlying blockchain functionality and work out how to distribute it between us
• Or shall we use an existing blockchain platform like Etherium and learn how to program it and give it rules
• Split into any teams we might need and GO!
Session 2 and 3
Continue coding from Session 1
Session 4
Finish off and review what we have learnt
We are not leaving you hanging out dry, so here are a few links and reads to get you started and prepared:
Pre-reads
A lot of these have come from https://www.meetup.com/simpleweb/events/243388348/ so thanks to them :)
Definitely, try and watch the first video before (it's not long)
Blockchain 101 – a visual demo [video] (https://anders.com/blockchain/)
Ethereum for dummies [video] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_LK0t_qaPo)
More information
Step-by-Step Guide: Getting Started with Ethereum Mist Wallet (https://medium.com/@attores/step-by-step-guide-getting-started-with-ethereum-mist-wallet-772a3cc99af4)
https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-cryptoeconomics/
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Hashed_Timelock_Contracts
Tools
http://Ethereum.org - tools for getting set up with Ethereum (https://www.ethereum.org/)
http://multichain.com - helps organizations to build and deploy blockchain applications with speed.
Ethereum programming 101 tutorial: https://github.com/makoto/london-ethereum-codeup/blob/master/tutorials/truffle.md