Platt S. Peer-to-Peer Web Applications (MEAP V01) 2023

Textbook in PDF format

The book takes you beyond toy examples and basic tutorials to build a complete peer-to-peer web app from start to finish. Chapter-by-chapter, you’ll iterate and improve on “Code Radio”, a music streaming service that runs entirely on user’s machines. As you go, you’ll learn how to create web client applications that connect directly to other clients without the need for a central server.
Add new features like client-side storage and compute, peer-to-peer connections, and use PublicKey and Zero-Knowledge cryptography to set up authentication and certify updates. Once your app is built and upgraded, you’ll begin to explore the blockchain. You’ll implement a payment feature using different blockchain offerings, comparing and contrasting their ecosystems and workflows