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Ethereum Blockchain Development with Solidity and Next.js

Explore blockchain development with Solidity and Next.js. Gain insights into Ethereum dApps, smart contracts, and Web3 integration, enabling you to launch and scale dApps effectively.

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32 Lessons

10h

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Explore blockchain development with Solidity and Next.js. Gain insights into Ethereum dApps, smart contracts, and Web3 integration, enabling you to launch and scale dApps effectively.

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Course Overview

Explore the dynamic world of decentralized applications (dApps) with this course on Solidity and Next.js. You will grasp why developers are keen to learn about blockchain technology and its transformative potential in digital interactions. Initially, you will delve into Solidity, the leading language for writing Ethereum smart contracts, understanding its syntax and functionalities using Remix IDE. Then, you’ll transition to integrating your contracts into a web application using Next.js, a powerful React...Show More

Explore the dynamic world of decentralized applications (dApps) with this course on Solidity and Next.js. You will grasp why dev...Show More

What You'll Learn

An understanding of Solidity for smart contract development

Working knowledge of Remix for developing, deploying, debugging, and testing Ethereum and EVM-compatible smart contracts

Working knowledge of Next.js for front-end decentralized application (dApp) integration

Hands-on experience building a dApp

The ability to deploy and interact with smart contracts on the Ethereum network

Familiarity with Web3 technologies and their role in connecting smart contracts with user interfaces

An understanding of Solidity for smart contract development

Course Content

Blockchain, Ethereum, and Smart Contracts

4 Lessons

Step through blockchain fundamentals, Ethereum's decentralized platform, and smart contract mechanics.

Introduction to Blockchain

Introduction to Ethereum

Smart Contracts and the EVM

Quiz: The Blockchain, Ethereum, and Smart Contracts

Introduction to the Solidity Programming Language

9 Lessons

Look at the fundamentals of Solidity programming with Remix IDE, data types, and operators.

Introduction to Solidity

Code Using the Remix IDE

Quiz: Introduction to Solidity

Functions in Solidity

7 Lessons

Explore function types, modifiers, memory vs. calldata, events, and error handling in Solidity.

Overview of Functions

Function Modifiers

Defining More Functions in Our Smart Contract

Memory vs. Calldata

Events in Solidity

Error Handling in Solidity

Quiz: Functions in Solidity

Creating Our Project: The Smart Contract

8 Lessons

Grasp the fundamentals of building a full-stack remote job board with Solidity and Next.js.

Setup Requirements

Overview of the Project

Smart Contract: Creator and Applicant Profiles

Smart Contract: Create and Apply for Jobs

Smart Contract: Approve and Reject Job Applications

Unit Testing in Solidity Using Remix Tests

Let’s Write More Tests

Introduction to MetaMask

Create a Decentralized Hiring dApp with Solidity and Next.js

Project

Wrapping Up

1 Lessons

Take a closer look at final insights on Ethereum, Solidity, and dApp development.

Conclusion

Appendix

3 Lessons

Investigate Ethereum test networks, alternative frameworks to Truffle, and libraries to Web3.js.

Available Ethereum Test Networks

Alternatives to Truffle

Alternatives to Web3.js

Course Author

Emeruche Ikenna

Project

Build an NFT Marketplace dApp

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Build an NFT Marketplace dApp

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