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Mastering Ethereum: Implementing Smart Contracts
Author(s): Carlo Parisi (Author), Alessandro Mazza (Author), Niccolo Pozzolini (Author)
- Publisher finelybook 出版社: O'Reilly Media
- Publication Date 出版日期: November 18, 2025
- Edition 版次: 2nd
- Language 语言: English
- Print length 页数: 500 pages
- ISBN-10: 1098168429
- ISBN-13: 9781098168421
Book Description
As the first blockchain platform to introduce the concept of smart contracts, Ethereum serves as the gateway to a worldwide, decentralized computing paradigm. With this practical guide, Carlo Parisi, Alessandro Mazza, and Niccolo Pozzolini provide everything you need to know about building smart contracts and DApps on Ethereum and other virtual-machine blockchains.
You'll find comprehensive coverage of Ethereum's internal workings to help you understand not just the how but also the why of Ethereum's innovative technology. You'll dive deep into the architecture and operational mechanics of Ethereum by learning essential knowledge for building and interacting effectively with DApps and smart contracts on Ethereum and similar virtual-machine blockchains.
- Run an Ethereum client, create and transmit basic transactions, and program smart contracts
- Learn the essentials of public key cryptography, hashes, and digital signatures
- Understand how "wallets" hold digital keys that control funds and smart contracts
- Interact with Ethereum clients programmatically using JavaScript libraries and remote procedure call interfaces
- Learn security best practices, design patterns, and antipatterns with real-world examples
- Build simple decentralized applications using multiple peer-to-peer components
- Learn the essentials about DeFi and zero knowledge proofs
- Understand how the Consensus of Ethereum works and the challenges it presents
- Read and write basic Solidity and Vyper code
About the Author
Over the years, Carlo has also contributed to several books, including "Web3 Applications Security and New Security Landscape: Theories and Practices" and "A Comprehensive Guide for Web3 Security: From Technology, Economic and Legal Aspects". He has also served as a technical writer for the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance, helping define standards such as the "DeFi Risk Assessment, Management, and Accounting group" and the "EthTrust Security Levels Specification (Version 2)". Carlo is also an international speaker, having been invited to present at numerous conferences around the world.
Alessandro Mazza is a web3 developer and content creator with a degree in Software Engineering. He has experience working on the Ethereum core protocol, mainly in the execution layer side, and on the Cosmos ecosystem, where he used to work on CosmWasm, the smart contract platform, and Cosmos SDK. Moreover, he has one of the biggest communities in Italy for highly technical contents regarding the cryptocurrencies world.
Niccolo Pozzolini is a senior smart contract auditor with a Master's in Software Engineering. Specializing in blockchain security, he also has a keen interest in developing blockchain tools.
