Ritesh Modi - Solidity Programming Essentials

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Ritesh Modi is an ex Microsoft senior technology evangelist and Microsoft regional lead. He has worked on Ethereum and Solidity, extensively helping and advising companies. Ritesh is a regular speaker on blockchain and Solidity at conferences and local meetups. He is an architect, evangelist, speaker, and a known leader for his contributions toward blockchain, data centers, Azure Bots, cognitive services, DevOps, Artificial Intelligence, and automation. He is the author of five books.

Pablo Ruiz has been involved in the creation of dozens of tech products o ver the past 12 years , working with the latest, cutting-edge technologies. In 2008, he became deeply involved in the creation of mobile games and applications; later on, he participated in many projects as an advisor or investor in the digital space. During 2015/2016, he was a director at one of the top venture capital firms in Latin America, where he built their Fintech ecosystem from the ground up. In 2018, after actively working on several ICOs, he joined Polymath as their VP of engineering to lead the development of the first Ethereum-based platform for issuing regulatory-compliant security tokens.

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I have thoroughly enjoyed authoring this book and sincerely hope that you would also enjoy reading and implementing Solidity. I have brought in a lot of my Solidity experience and try to make the maximum out of it. I hope this book makes you a better Solidity developer and a superior programmer.

Do let me know if there is anything I can do to make your experience better with this book. I am all ears, and happy learning!

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