Requirements

• The student should have hands-on experience with Javascript *or* NodeJS (there will be a quick essentials introduction before we begin coding)

• Basic working knowledge of Web Applications (HTTP, REST)

• The student must be comfortable in learning new design patterns & an architectural paradigm

• A decent computer & internet connection

• Good to have: Docker, Unix commands & NodeJS - (p.s we will be running the setup in class )

Course outline

Day 1

Blockchain Fundamentals

• What is Blockchain?

• Why Blockchain have ‘blocks’?

• What is the Blockchain Network?

• What is a distributed ledger

• Account Management in DLTs (Public Keys, Private Keys & Address)

• Types of Blockchain network architectures

• Access Types in blockchain

• What is the consensus?

• What is Smart Contract?

• What is Hash?

• What is a Merkle Tree?

• What is the double-spending problem?

Hyperledger Fundamentals

• What is Hyperledger

• What are the different frameworks and tools

• Hyperledger Fabric fundamentals

• Setting up the development tools - (Docker, NodeJS & Fabric)

• The fabric under the hood ( exploring in detail how it works)

  • Components in a Fabric model (Kafka)

  • Peer Nodes

  • Orderer nodes

  • Certificate of authority

• Features of a Fabric model

• Introduction to Chaincode

• SDK’s

• Ledger

• Privacy through channels

• Security and membership services

• Assets

• Consensus

• Membership and roles design

Day 2

Chain code

• Quick Javascript essentials

• Chaincode fundementals

• Chain code vs Smart Contracts

• Chaincode API

• How to write a Chaincode

Setting up your own Network

• Application Lifecycle Management

• Install and Configure Network

• Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

• Membership Service Provider

• Network Maintenance and Operations

• How to set up fabric on a cloud service

• Exercise

• Let’s try building an application on Fabric