Ethereum: Building Blockchain Decentralized Apps (DApps)

Learn how to build DApps for the Ethereum blockchain by building an NFT minting DApp.

Introduction

• Building Web3 apps in Ethereum
• What you should know

1. Getting Set Up

• What you are building
• React app setup
• Wallet setup

2. Blockchain Overview for Devs

• Blockchain for developers
• Decentralization and Web3 opportunities
• Decentralized finance (DeFi)
• Tokens and NFTs

3. Working in Ethereum

• Developer’s guide to Ethereum
• The dApp stack
• Wallets and sending or receiving
• Smart contracts
• IPFS, Swarm, and Piñata
• Using Ethereum Naming Service
• The application architecture

4. dApp Back End

• Introduction to Solidity
• Using OpenZeppelin contracts
• Creating a mint() function
• Deploying smart contracts with Hardhat
• Testing with Hardhat and Waffle
• Deploying NFT Metadata with Piñata

5. DApp Client

• Introduction to ether.js and web3.js
• Authenticating users with MetaMask
• Getting blockchain data
• Using providers
• Calling a smart contract function
• Bringing it all together

Conclusion

• Where to go next in Web3 apps in Ethereum