Company
Date Published
Author
Andrej Rakic
Word count
1315
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are unique digital tokens on a blockchain that represent distinct digital or physical assets, such as digital art or collectibles. This technical tutorial guides users through developing a generative art NFT collection featuring different dog breeds, hosted on IPFS and using Chainlink VRF v2 to generate verifiably random numbers for art generation. The process involves cloning a repository, setting up a development environment, deploying a smart contract on the Sepolia testnet of Ethereum, and utilizing Solidity features like custom errors for efficient error handling. The tutorial also covers deploying images to IPFS and minting tokens, with a focus on best practices for coding, such as using prefixes for variables and employing the call method for transactions instead of transfer or send. The tutorial concludes with instructions for minting NFTs and trading them on OpenSea, encouraging further exploration of Chainlink resources and smart contract development.