The general public knows about blockchain in the form of Bitcoin and Ethereum, but software developers know that blockchain is useful for the enterprise to build distributed applications, or distributed ledgers into applications.

In this interactive, hands-on workshop, we will build a blockchain-based application with Hyperledger and deploy it to the IBM Blockchain Platform to ensure scalability and reliability.

Learn about the blockchain ecosystem and how open source technologies play a role for enterprise companies using blockchain

Learn about the open source project Hyperledger Fabric supported by the Linux Foundation

Learn about successful blockchain-based products and projects using open source technologies

Learn about deploying enterprise apps on the cloud-based IBM Blockchain Platform

In the interactive lab portion, you'll learn how to develop your first blockchain application on your local computer using JavaScript

Developers with a background in JavaScript and open source will be able to create their own application in the interactive lab portion of the program

However everybody interested in blockchain applications is welcome to attend the lecture portion, including those interested in blockchain from the perspective of DevOps, IT, and application deployment.

Everything goes smoother when you're prepared! Take a few minutes to:

Sign up for your free IBM Cloud account before the session: sign up here

Lennart Frantzell, IBM Developer Advocate in San Francisco alf@us.ibm.com

Taiji Hagano, IBM Senior Developer Advocate in Tokyo https://twitter.com/taiponrock

Dave Nugent, IBM Developer Advocate in San Francisco https://twitter.com/drnugent

Interactive Lab: Building Blockchain Applications with JavaScript