About book : Decentralized applications have the potential to disrupt traditional systems, empower individuals, foster transparency and trust, and unlock new possibilities for various industries, making them a significant development in the realm of technology and innovation. Decentralized applications (dApps) leverage blockchain technology to introduce transparency, immutability, and trustlessness to various industries and sectors. Chapter 1 focuses on overview of Hardhat. The chapter focuses on Setting Up Hardhat Development Environment, Exploring the In-Built Blockchain of Hardhat, Creating and Compiling a Contract Using Hardhat, Testing the Contract in Hardhat, Interacting with the Deployed Contract through Hardhat Console.Chapter 2 explores few React.js concepts required towards development of frontend for decentralized applications. Chapter 3 provides an in-depth understanding of Ethers.js. The final Chapter 4 focuses on Developing Decentralized Application Using Hardhat and React.js.

About author : Dr Poornima G. Naik bears twenty-two years of teaching and research experience in the field of Computer Science. She has been associated with teaching in thrust areas of computer science such as Big Data Analytics, Mobile Computing, Information System Security and Cryptography and her current research areas are Cyber Security, Machine Learning, Soft Computing and Big Data Analytics. She has guided three M Phil. Students. She has published more than 60 research papers in different national and international journals and presented more than 30 papers in different international and national conferences. She has authored 40 books on various cutting edge technologies in information technology. She is the recipient of prestigious Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Life Time Achievement National Award for remarkable achievements in the field of Teaching, Research & Publications awarded by International Institute for Social and Economic Reforms, Bangalore.