Blockchain development on Azure BaaS

• Twitter @DavidBurela
• Blog https://DavidBurela.Wordpress.com
• GitHub https://github.com/DavidBurela
• Videos of my Blockchain presentations delivered at Microsoft Ignite Australia https://davidburela.wordpress.com/2017/05/10/videos-and-notes-of-my-blockchain-presentations-at-microsoft-ignite-australia/

Setting up your development environment

• (Recommended!) Installing on Windows 10 using Ubuntu bash, or Ubuntu https://davidburela.wordpress.com/2017/05/12/how-to-install-truffle-testrpc-on-ubuntu-or-windows-10-with-windows-subsystem-for-linux/
• Installing on Windows (only if you are on Win 7 or 8.1) https://davidburela.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/how-to-install-truffle-testrpc-on-windows-for-blockchain-development/
• Configuring VS Code https://davidburela.wordpress.com/2016/11/18/configuring-visual-studio-code-for-ethereum-blockchain-development/
• DevOps with VSTS https://davidburela.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/ethereum-devops-with-vsts-easier-now-with-new-truffle-installer-npx/

Truffle framework

• Home page http://truffleframework.com/
• Truffle boxes (great starting templates) http://truffleframework.com/boxes/
• ~TestRPC~ Ganache CLI https://github.com/trufflesuite/ganache-cli
• writing tests with async/await https://davidburela.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/writing-truffle-tests-with-asyncawait/

Azure Etherum consortium

• Marketplace offering https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps/microsoft-azure-blockchain.azure-blockchain-service
• More advanced template https://github.com/EthereumEx/ethereum-arm-templates/blob/master/ethereum-consortium/docs/setupWalkthrough.md

.\geth --datadir .\ --networkid 10101010 --rpc

additional links

• Ethereum https://ethereum.org/
• Geth Ethereum client https://geth.ethereum.org/
• Metamask (wallet) https://metamask.io/
• .net ethereum library http://www.nethereum.com/
• uPort (identity) https://www.uport.me/
• DevOps https://davidburela.wordpress.com/2016/12/23/ethereum-devops-with-truffle-testrpc-visual-studio-team-services/

info sources

• Ethereum documentation http://www.ethdocs.org/
• Truffle documentation http://truffleframework.com/docs/
• Solidity documentation https://solidity.readthedocs.io/
• Creator of Ethereum https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin
• Consensys https://twitter.com/ConsenSysLLC
• Consensys projects https://consensys.net/ventures/core-components/

Code snippets

getting started in Truffle Console

// get accounts
web3.eth.accounts

// get reference to deployed contract
var metaCoin;
MetaCoin.deployed().then(function(deployed) {metaCoin = deployed;});

// get balance of account 0
metaCoin.getBalance.call(web3.eth.accounts[0])

// send coins
var account0 = web3.eth.accounts[0];
var account1 = web3.eth.accounts[1];
metaCoin.sendCoin(account1, 1000, {from: account0});
metaCoin.getBalance.call(account0);