BOB {Developers}

Introducing the Bitcoin & Open Blockchain Developer Series! We are planning a fun spring and summer of introductory workshops, deep dives into crypto projects, and even some distributed systems & cryptography theory for the die hards. Our first event is our version of 'Hello, World!'

Add Bitcoin payments to your T-shirt store

Overview

The goal of this workshop is to introduce working developers to some of the foundational concepts in Bitcoin by adding BTC payment functionality to a model ecommerce site. We will cover client and server side integrations and a simple wallet management strategy. While you would probably want to make different choices for your stack in your own project, the ideas we will cover are portable to all cryptocurrencies.

Prerequisites

We will assume a working knowledge of JavaScript, nodejs, and the linux operating system. In particular, you should be very comfortable working in a shell.

Script

-Walk through example T-shirt store
-Explain UX goal
-Generate HD wallet
-Set up fully validating node
-Patch client application
---Request and display BTC payment address
---Handle push notification of payment in mempool
-Patch server application
---Generate addresses
---Monitor mempool
-Wallet organization

Concepts

-Public-private key pair
-BTC addresses
-HD wallets
-Hot & cold storage
-node validation: full vs. spv
-mempool

Logistics

The event will be held between 6:30pm and ~9pm at mHUB, which is an innovation center for physical product development and manufacturing and a co-working community. It is located just east of Chicago Ave and Milwaukee Ave, just a few blocks from the Kennedy expressway and the Blue line. Look for the BOB signs when you arrive.
It is not necessary to bring your laptop, but you may enjoy doing so.