John NyingiOpening A New PageI remember the day I received an email from Andela that I had successfully made it to Pre-bootcamp week. I was eager and full of joy…Jan 23, 2019Jan 23, 2019
John NyingiTeamwork makes the DreamworkAndela, is a renowned technology company that is shaping the future by investing in software developers. Their goal is to train and mentor…Jan 16, 2019Jan 16, 2019
John NyingiSMART CONTRACTSSmart contracts are regarded as the “Blockchain 2.0”, they revolutionized the blockchain where currently a majority of new blockchains aim…Jun 23, 2018Jun 23, 2018
John NyingiPROOF OF REPUTATION AND PROOF OF AUTHORITYThe aim of consensus algorithms is to primarily ensure network security. However, scale-ability has become a huge issue since traditional…Jun 20, 2018Jun 20, 2018
John NyingiMERKLE TREE AND FORKSIn this chapter I would like us to look into two case scenario’s. Consider this, how can we tell that transactions hosted in a ledger/block…May 27, 20181May 27, 20181
John NyingiPROOF OF WORK VS PROOF OF STAKELet’s talk about consensus algorithms. First and foremost, how are block chain secured; we know that they are secured using Hash…May 21, 2018May 21, 2018
John NyingiDemystifying BlockChain for BeginnersLet’s start by breaking down some concepts and terms used in blockchain.May 11, 2018May 11, 2018