Nick Gheorghita njgheorghita

A proposal to establish an ethereum-specific practice within the Accelerator.

Why are so many companies exploring ethereum?

Why should you be worried about being left behind?

What separates ethereum from the other ecosystems?

Having a single blockchain practice is like having a single internet practice. It's such a wide umbrella that you need to explore the niches?

Trade Finance Cordapp Outline

Seller SME -> S // Buyer SME -> B // Seller Bank -> SB // Buyer Bank -> BB

Assumptions

simplify dlt as much as possible. time is better spent on frontend as per Rashi.
since we're using api calls & security is out of scope, do we need / want authentication on who can update? how?
exact status terms are not finalized!
two flows (proposeTradeTxFlow & updateTradeTxFlow) keeps it simple.
move bank identities to model?

Corda - Notes of perceived importance from docs.

Corda Shell

Embedded command line that allows an admin to control & monitor the node
- invoking rpcs the node exposes to applications
- starting flows
- view a dashboard of threads, heap usage, vm properties
- uploading and downloading zips from attachments
- issue sql queries to underlying database
flow list command used to list flows understood by node

Blockchain Resources

Here are some resources for learning about solidity/ethereum/blockchain tech. This world is evolving and growing very rapidly, so feel free to add any resources you find useful.

General

r/ethereum

my favorite place to stay up to date on the happenings in the ethereum world
discussions are mostly focused on the tech rather than currency speculation

Coindesk

probably the best resource for daily news in the crypto-world (bitcoin, ethereum, etc)

Open Source Contribution, Mod 4

debug_traceTransaction - testRPC & web3.js

Why: I started working on this contribution as my personal project in mod3. Turns out I bit off more than I could chew at the time. I'd estimate I'm about 50% of the way through completing this contribution.
What: A debugger for transactions performed on the testRPC test ethereum blockchain. This feature is implemented in other clients, but not yet for testRPC.
I Need: to continue hacking my way through this problem. I understand the problem fully now, have written some code, and am currently debugging my way through the function call.

Mod4 Plan

Capstone: Turing Library

(March 20 - April 15th // 4 weeks)

A virtual library to manage Turing's physical library. Built with smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain to track book status, crowdsource new books, and other library functions.

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This is a condensed version of the 6 month project development sprints we'll be doing at work, and we'd love the opportunity to get a practice round under our belt before we get started.

Built with

Solidity / Smart Contract Backend

What brought you to Turing?
- An interest in coding, along with the possibility of a fulfilling career
- A chance to use my brain again
Where do you see yourself after Turing?
- Blockchains
From concepts taught in class or your personal learning, what technical concepts do you enjoy exploring most?
- Blockchains
What technical concepts do you enjoy exploring least?
- Concepts I understand
What technical challenges are the most fun for you to solve?

Setting Group Expectations

Group Member Names: Drew, Laszlo, Nick G

Project Manager: Daniel

Defining the Relationship (DTR) Questions:

When are group members available to work together? What hours can each group member work individually?

We'll get here at 9 AM and work whenever we have worktime. We're all open to staying here after school and we'll determine how much we'll work individually

	def preprocess_code(code):
	o = 0

	i = 0
	pushcache = {}
	code = code + b'\x00' * 32
	while i < len(code) - 32:
	codebyte = safe_ord(code[i])
	if codebyte == 0x5b:
	o \|= 1 << i

	/////////////////////////////////
	// this is the code I have so far
	// would have been impossible without help from 2 awesome devs, raine & kumavis
	// we’re basically looking at 3 functions implemented in the testrpc repo
	// that is unless, it turns out I’m completely off about something, which is possible
	// my biggest uncertainty right now is which virtual machine should I be using to recreate the block state & run preceding transactions
	// but i’m meeting with multiple devs tomorrow to clear that up & confirm im on the right track
	// ** there’s another option I haven’t implemented yet, according to the go implementation of this feature I'm using as a template
	// which is a javascript tracer, not sure if it's necessary, will also find out more about this tomorrow
	// if it's necessary, unsure i’ll have that feature implemented by thursday