Create, develop and deploy a Smart Contract with ease KEY FEATURES áÊ Familiarize yourself with Blockchain terminology and its concepts áÊ Understand and implement the Cryptography basic principles áÊ Understand the life cycle of an Ethereum TransactionÊ áÊ Explore and work with Dapps on Ethereum. áÊ A practical guide that will teach you to create and deploy Smart Contracts with Solidity Ê DESCRIPTION The book covers the fundamentals of Blockchain in detail and shows how to create a Smart Contract with ease. This book is both for novices and advanced readers who want to revisit the Smart Contract development process.Ê Ê The book starts by introduces Blockchain, its terminology, its workflow, and cryptographic principles. You will get familiar with the basics of Ethereum and some Distributed apps available on Ethereum. Furthermore, you will learn to set-up Ethereum Blockchain on Azure. Then you will learn how to create, develop, and deploy a smart contract on Ethereum. Towards the end, you will understand what Blockchain uses and advantages in the real-world scenario.Ê Ê WHAT WILL YOU LEARN áÊ Get familiar with the basics of Blockchain and Bitcoin áÊ Setup a development environment for programming Smart Contracts áÊ Learn how to set up an Ethereum Blockchain on Azure áÊ Understand the basics of Solidity, an object-oriented programming language for writing smart contracts áÊ Learn how to test and deploy a smart contract Ê WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is for Developers, Architects, and Software/Technology Enthusiasts who are interested in Blockchain, Ethereum, and Smart Contracts. It is also for Developers who want to build a Blockchain-basedÊ DApps on Ethereum Network. It is for everyone who is learning Solidity and is looking to create and integrate Blockchain into their project. ÊÊ TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: What is Blockchain and how does it work?ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 1. Blockchain Ð The Concept 2. Blockchain Ð Cryptographic Principles Section 2: Ethereum and DAAPSÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 1. Distributed ApplicationsÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 2. Setting up Ethereum Blockchain on Azure Section 3: Smart Contracts DevelopmentÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 1. Setting up an Environment for Smart Contracts Development 2. Programming Smart Contracts Section 4: Blockchain in Real WorldÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ 1. Blockchain-Offerings and Usages
A complete guide to build a better Chatbots Key features Concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning How AI is involved in creating chatbots What are chatbots Chatbot development Live chatting Create chatbot with technologies such as Amazon Lex, Google Dialogflow, AWS Lambda, Microsoft Bot Framework, and Azure Deploy and talk to your bot Description This book makes you familiar with the concept of the chatbot. It explains what chatbot is, how does a chatbot work, and what exactly is the need for a chatbot in today's era? It focuses on creating a bot using Amazon's Lex service and getting the bot deployed on Facebook messenger for live chatting. This book will train you on how to create a chatbot using Google's Dialogflow and test the bot in Dialogflow console. It also demonstrates how to create a custom chatbot using Microsoft's bot framework and enable the webhooks in Dialogflow and return the response from the custom bot to Dialogflow intents as a fulfilment response. What will you learn Learn the concept of chatbot Learn how chatbots and AI work hand in hand Learn the concept of machine learning in chatbots Get familiar with chatbot services such as Amazon's Lex and Google's Dialogflow Learn how to write an AWS Lambda function Learn what webhooks are Learn about Microsoft's Bot Framework Write your own custom chatbot Deploy the chatbot on Facebook Messenger, Google Assistant, and Slack Live chatting with your own chatbot Who this book is for The developers, architects, and software/technology enthusiasts who are keen to learn the cutting-edge technologies and want to get a hands-on experience on AI by creating their own custom chatbots. Organizations, small companies, service-based/product-based setups which want to learn how to create a basic chatbot on their website and on social media to get more leads and reach to the end user for their business. Students, if they are seeking something where they can create and integrate the real-time chatbots in their projects.Table of contentsSection 1: The Concept1. What are Chatbots?2. How Chatbot Works3. What is the Need for a Chatbot?4. Conversational Flow?Section 2: Creating a Chatbot Using Amazon Lex1. Amazon Lex and AWS Account2. Create Bot Using Amazon Lex3. AWS Lambda Function4. Slots5. Error Handling6. Deploy the Bot on Facebook Messenger7. Live Chatbot on FacebookSection 3: Creating a Chatbot Using Dialogflow API and Microsoft's Bot FrameworkTechnical Requirements1. Dialogflow Account2. Creating a Bot in Dialogflow3. Dialogflow Console4. Integrating the Bot with Slack5. Chatbot Using Microsoft Bot Framework6. Publishing the Bot from Visual Studio to Azure7. Register the Bot8. Dialogflow.v2 SDK9. Webhooks in Dialogflow10. Testing the Bot11. Deploy the Chatbot in Facebook Messenger12. Live Chatbot on Facebook13. Deploy the Chatbot in Slack14. Future of ChatbotsAbout the authorAkhil Mittal is two times Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) firstly awarded in 2016 continued in 2017 in Visual Studio and Technologies category, C# Corner MVP since 2013, Code Project MVP since 2014, a blogger, author and likes to write/read technical articles, blogs and books. He works as a Sr. Consultant with Magic Edtech (https://www.magicedtech.com/) which is recognized as a global leader in delivering end to end learning solutions. He has an experience of around 12 years in developing, designing, architecting enterprises level applications primarily in Microsoft Technologies. He has a diverse experience in working on cutting edge technologies that include Microsoft Stack, AI, Machine Learning and Cloud computing. Akhil is an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in Web Applications and Dot Net Framework.His linkedin: linkedin.com/in/akhilmittal
Create, develop and deploy a Smart Contract with ease KEY FEATURESA* Familiarize yourself with Blockchain terminology and its conceptsA* Understand and implement the Cryptography basic principlesA* Understand the life cycle of an Ethereum Transaction A* Explore and work with Dapps on Ethereum.A* A practical guide that will teach you to create and deploy Smart Contracts with Solidity DESCRIPTIONThe book covers the fundamentals of Blockchain in detail and shows how to create a Smart Contract with ease. This book is both for novices and advanced readers who want to revisit the Smart Contract development process. The book starts by introduces Blockchain, its terminology, its workflow, and cryptographic principles. You will get familiar with the basics of Ethereum and some Distributed apps available on Ethereum. Furthermore, you will learn to set-up Ethereum Blockchain on Azure. Then you will learn how to create, develop, and deploy a smart contract on Ethereum. Towards the end, you will understand what Blockchain uses and advantages in the real-world scenario. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN A* Get familiar with the basics of Blockchain and BitcoinA* Setup a development environment for programming Smart ContractsA* Learn how to set up an Ethereum Blockchain on AzureA* Understand the basics of Solidity, an object-oriented programming language for writing smart contractsA* Learn how to test and deploy a smart contract WHO THIS BOOK IS FORThis book is for Developers, Architects, and Software/Technology Enthusiasts who are interested in Blockchain, Ethereum, and Smart Contracts. It is also for Developers who want to build a Blockchain-based DApps on Ethereum Network. It is for everyone who is learning Solidity and is looking to create and integrate Blockchain into their project. TABLE OF CONTENTSSection 1: What is Blockchain and how does it work? 1. Blockchain - The Concept2. Blockchain - Cryptographic PrinciplesSection 2: Ethereum and DAAPS 1. Distributed Applications 2. Setting up Ethereum Blockchain on AzureSection 3: Smart Contracts Development 1. Setting up an Environment for Smart Contracts Development2. Programming Smart ContractsSection 4: Blockchain in Real World 1. Blockchain-Offerings and UsagesAUTHOR BIOAkhil Mittal lives in Noida, India. He is two times Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) firstly awarded in 2016 continued in 2017 in Visual Studio and Technologies category, C# Corner MVP since 2013, Code Project MVP since 2014, a blogger, author and likes to write/read technical articles, blogs, and books. Akhil actively contributes his technical articles on CodeTeddy (www.codeteddy.com)He works as a Sr. Consultant with Magic EdTech (www.magicedtech.com) which is recognized as a global leader in delivering end to end learning solutions.He has an experience of more than 12 years in developing, designing, architecting enterprises level applications primarily in Microsoft Technologies. He has diverse experience in working on cutting edge technologies that include Microsoft Stack, AI, Machine Learning, Blockchain and Cloud computing. Akhil is an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in Web Applications and Dot Net Framework.Akhil has written few eBooks books on C#, Entity Framework, Web API development and OOP concepts which are published at Amazon Kindle and Leanpub. He has also written a book on Getting started with Chatbots, which is published with BPB publication. Your LinkedIn Profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/akhilmittal/
A complete guide to build a better Chatbots Key features Concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning How AI is involved in creating chatbots What are chatbots Chatbot development Live chatting Create chatbot with technologies such as Amazon Lex, Google Dialogflow, AWS Lambda, Microsoft Bot Framework, and Azure Deploy and talk to your bot Description This book makes you familiar with the concept of the chatbot. It explains what chatbot is, how does a chatbot work, and what exactly is the need for a chatbot in today's era? It focuses on creating a bot using Amazon's Lex service and getting the bot deployed on Facebook messenger for live chatting. This book will train you on how to create a chatbot using Google's Dialogflow and test the bot in Dialogflow console. It also demonstrates how to create a custom chatbot using Microsoft's bot framework and enable the webhooks in Dialogflow and return the response from the custom bot to Dialogflow intents as a fulfilment response. What will you learn Learn the concept of chatbot Learn how chatbots and AI work hand in hand Learn the concept of machine learning in chatbots Get familiar with chatbot services such as Amazon's Lex and Google's Dialogflow Learn how to write an AWS Lambda function Learn what webhooks are Learn about Microsoft's Bot Framework Write your own custom chatbot Deploy the chatbot on Facebook Messenger, Google Assistant, and Slack Live chatting with your own chatbot Who this book is for The developers, architects, and software/technology enthusiasts who are keen to learn the cutting-edge technologies and want to get a hands-on experience on AI by creating their own custom chatbots. Organizations, small companies, service-based/product-based setups which want to learn how to create a basic chatbot on their website and on social media to get more leads and reach to the end user for their business. Students, if they are seeking something where they can create and integrate the real-time chatbots in their projects.Table of contentsSection 1: The Concept1. What are Chatbots?2. How Chatbot Works3. What is the Need for a Chatbot?4. Conversational Flow?Section 2: Creating a Chatbot Using Amazon Lex1. Amazon Lex and AWS Account2. Create Bot Using Amazon Lex3. AWS Lambda Function4. Slots5. Error Handling6. Deploy the Bot on Facebook Messenger7. Live Chatbot on FacebookSection 3: Creating a Chatbot Using Dialogflow API and Microsoft's Bot FrameworkTechnical Requirements1. Dialogflow Account2. Creating a Bot in Dialogflow3. Dialogflow Console4. Integrating the Bot with Slack5. Chatbot Using Microsoft Bot Framework6. Publishing the Bot from Visual Studio to Azure7. Register the Bot8. Dialogflow.v2 SDK9. Webhooks in Dialogflow10. Testing the Bot11. Deploy the Chatbot in Facebook Messenger12. Live Chatbot on Facebook13. Deploy the Chatbot in Slack14. Future of ChatbotsAbout the authorAkhil Mittal is two times Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) firstly awarded in 2016 continued in 2017 in Visual Studio and Technologies category, C# Corner MVP since 2013, Code Project MVP since 2014, a blogger, author and likes to write/read technical articles, blogs and books. He works as a Sr. Consultant with Magic Edtech (https://www.magicedtech.com/) which is recognized as a global leader in delivering end to end learning solutions. He has an experience of around 12 years in developing, designing, architecting enterprises level applications primarily in Microsoft Technologies. He has a diverse experience in working on cutting edge technologies that include Microsoft Stack, AI, Machine Learning and Cloud computing. Akhil is an MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) in Web Applications and Dot Net Framework.His linkedin: linkedin.com/in/akhilmittal
In this book you will learn about the basics of Entity Framework and the three data access approaches that Microsoft's Entity Framework provides. This book covers the introduction to Entity Framework, how Entity Framework's capabilities could be leveraged in .Net development irrespective of the type of application used, the key features of Entity Framework.
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