Summary

In this chapter, we embarked on a journey to set up our development environment and create our very first dApp) using the Hardhat framework. We began by configuring our development environment, ensuring that we had all the necessary tools and dependencies installed.

Once our environment was primed, we ventured into creating a new Hardhat project. We kicked off the project with the help of a pre-built Hardhat template, offering a solid foundation for our dApp development endeavors. With our smart contract set up, we took the crucial steps of compiling and deploying it to the Ethereum network, thereby making it ready for interaction.

However, a dApp is not complete without a user interface. Hence, we dedicated the latter part of the chapter to crafting a simple web interface that would enable users to interact with our smart contract. We harnessed the power of JavaScript to communicate seamlessly with the Ethereum network straight from the browser.

Finally, we achieved...