— UPDATED OCTOBER 18th, 2022 This article aims to show you how to: Generate a contracts ABI and binary files from a solidity file. Use web3j libraries to generate java wrapper classes from a smart contract’s methods. Use Infura to host an Ethereum node remotely that allows us to complete…

I will introduce the proper tooling and show you how to prepare your PC for writing smart contracts and interfacing with the Ethereum blockchain. Necessary Tools Homebrew Homebrew is a package manager for macOS. Visual Studio Code Visual Studio Code is my code editor of choice when it comes to writing smart contracts…

This article aims to show you how to: Create a wallet and fill it with testnet Ether. Deploy a smart contract to the Rinkeby testnet. Verify the contract on Etherscan. Interact with and send transactions to the blockchain via the published contract. What is Deploying, why Verify? Deploying is the process in which a smart…

A huge portion of the blockchain community are using MacOS or Linux systems. It’s easy for a Windows user to feel neglected. In this article, I will introduce the proper tooling and show you how to prepare your PC for writing smart contracts and interfacing with the Ethereum blockchain. Necessary Tools Powershell Powershell…