Solidityisamongthemostpopularandcontract-orientedprogramminglanguagesusedforwritingdecentralizedapplications(DApps)onEthereumblockchain.Ifyou’relookingtoperfectyourskillsinwritingprofessional-gradesmartcontractsusingSolidity,thisbookcanhelp.Youwillgetstartedwithadetailedintroductiontoblockchain,smartcontracts,andEthereum,whilealsogainingusefulinsightsintotheSolidityprogramminglanguage.AdedicatedsectionwillthentakeyouthroughthedifferentEthereumRequestforComments(ERC)standards,includingERC-20,ERC-223,andERC-721,anddemonstratehowyoucanchooseamongthesestandardswhilewritingsmartcontracts.Asyouapproachlaterchapters,youwillcoverthedifferentsmartcontractsavailableforuseinlibrariessuchasOpenZeppelin.You’llalsolearntousedifferentopensourcetoolstotest,reviewandimprovethequalityofyourcodeandmakeitproduction-ready.Towardtheendofthisbook,you’llgettogripswithtechniquessuchasaddingsecuritytosmartcontracts,andgaininsightsintovarioussecurityconsiderations.Bytheendofthisbook,youwillhavetheskillsyouneedtowritesecure,production-readysmartcontractsinSolidityfromscratchfordecentralizedapplicationsonEthereumblockchain.