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Preface

I’m fortunate to have been a computer scientist during an era of phenomenal advancement in computing, from integrated chips to the internet. I have designed and developed a wide range of systems, from a dot-matrix printer driver to algorithms for fault tolerance in distributed systems. I have programmed in a variety of high-level languages, from PL/1 to Python. All these years, I have also been an educator, teaching courses on the leading edge of technology, from grid computing to data science. And of course, my current passion and fascination is blockchain technology.

Acknowledgments

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How this book is organized: A roadmap

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