Developing decentralized applications

(dApps)
From token integration to frictionless UX design, Lime Chain provides end-
to-end dApp development services backed by a team of hard-working
blockchain engineers, full-stack developers, and designers. UX.
What are Decentralized Applications dApps?
DApps or Decentralized Applications are open-source applications used to interact with smart
contracts (e.g. tokens) running on a network of peer-to-peer servers. These applications can be
based on various blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, EOS, Hyperledger, Polka Dot and
others. Since dApps do not rely on a central server, this greatly reduces the risk of failure,
making them more reliable than traditional applications. By eliminating the middleman between
users and service providers, dApps enable greater freedom, openness, and transparency, but also
reduce the risks associated with handling user data. By their very nature, developing a dApp is a
rigorous process that requires a lot of care and attention. Once a dApp (and underlying smart
contracts) is deployed, it is difficult to roll out major patches and updates. For this reason, it is
important that you’re dApp be developed professionally. Are you new to dApps? See what our
dApps are? Trends and Challenges in the dApp Developer's Guide for a brief overview of their
function and purpose. Wondering if a dApp is right for you? Here's how your business can
benefit from dApp creation!
Develop custom applications

Get a custom app designed from the ground up by our team of experts to perfectly fit your business goals.

Dapp Advisement
Ban Dapp Benefit from in-depth dapp advice based on in-depth market and technology analysis, to maximize
your dapp's chances of success.

Dapp maintenance
Update and support your dapp to ensure it works as expected, evolves with the market, and adapts to your
growth.

Dapp test
Our team tests your dapp thoroughly and comprehensively across all platforms, operating systems and
devices, to ensure functionality before shipping.

Integrating Dapp
Seamlessly integrate your dapp with other technologies, from traditional IoT and web to mobile and beyond.

Dapp Design
 Let industry experts design your dapp interface to delight and engage users or enable a seamless business
showcase.

Benefits of dApp development for your business

Like any traditional application, the purpose of a dApp is to provide a service to the user and solve a problem.
But unlike traditional apps, dApps offer many additional benefits that set them apart:

Automation
Decentralized applications are powered by smart contracts - self-executing contracts written in code that
provide automation. This can significantly reduce transaction costs and enable seamless peer-to-peer
transactions. It also reduces costs associated with employees, auditors, legal advisors, and more.

Transparent
DApp data is stored on a so-called public ledger, which records everything securely and transparently,
ensuring that no one can manipulate it. This creates openness and transparency and eliminates the need for
middlemen when connecting with your customers.

Privacy
Using blockchain eliminates the need to create user accounts. The DApp recognizes users using blockchain-
authenticated cryptography. This facilitates greater privacy and ease of use

Administrator rights and user autonomy

Due to their decentralized nature, dApps work on the basis of consensus of all users, which ensures that no one
can dominate and act as a gatekeeper. This includes consensus on the cryptographic algorithm used to display
proof of value. Consensus is also required when changes are made to the dApp's own code.

Open source
Being open source, the dApps code is open to review. This allows the entire ecosystem to be more flexible, to
evolve faster, and to be developed in a more secure way because more inputs can be provided. Fault tolerance

Since dApps are decentralized rather than based on a standard client/server network, there is no single node
that controls all transactions or records. In other words, no single point of failure can crash or sabotage the
entire application. As a result, dApps are more stable and secure than traditional apps, requiring no downtime
and providing constant access.

Incentive
Encourage DApp has an incentive mechanism in the form of tokens or digital assets. Tokens are used to
incentivize blockchain validators or as "bounties". This benefits both the developer community and users, and
ensures increased dApp engagement and interest.

The dApp development process

The development of a dApp goes through several stages to ensure that the

final product caters to the targeted use case. When developing dApps,

LimeChain may use the following programming languages,

 blockchain frameworks and protocols:

Programming languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Go, Solidity, Node.js Framework: Angular, React, React-
Native, Ionic Blockchain protocols: Ethereum, EOS, Hyperledger, Celo, Polkadot The development process
for the dApp goes through the following stages:

1
Business and technical analysis
The first step involves analyzing the dApp's business use case. This includes a detailed understanding
of the application's purpose and how it will solve the problem for which it will be designed. Once the
enterprise-level root cause has been identified, technical analysis is performed to determine how
blockchain can help solve the problem and which platforms should be used for this purpose. If you are
certain about how you want to develop the dApp, at this stage we will analyze your plan to determine
if any improvements or changes are made.

2
Architectural Design
Once the use case has been defined, an initial design of the dApp architecture is done. The purpose of
this design is to create a proof of concept (POC) and demonstrate how all parts of the dApp will fit
together. Architectural design also includes a plan for how the user interface

3
Low and high-fidelity design
Once the dApp architecture is agreed upon, high and low fidelity design prototypes are created.
Loyalty design includes elements such as visual design, content, and interactivity. The original low
fidelity design is used to further accentuate the look and feel of the app. After adding these aspects of
the application, a high-fidelity design is created, resulting in a clickable prototype.

4
Smart contract/wallet development
The next step involves creating smart contracts that will connect the dApp to the blockchain and
execute the business logic and functionality of the application. The wallet is also developed at this
stage to allow for the exchange of tokens within the dApp.

5
Back-end / front-end development
At this point, the fidelity designs are moved to the development stage and the frontend and backend
are finalized. The user interface can be created in any programming language capable of making API
calls to the backend.
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Internal audit
Internal audits are performed to review previous stages of development and determine whether all
requirements and specifications have been met. During the evaluation, tests are also performed to
check how different parts of the dApp work together.

7
Deployment of test network
Once the testing is complete and all potential issues are identified and resolved, the dApp will be
deployed to the test network. The test network implementation allows developers and customers to
test the dApp for free and evaluate whether the dApp is performing as expected.

8
Mainnet Deployment
The DApp is deployed on the mainnet on which it will run and is available to users.

Types of dApps
There are three distinct types of dApps, commonly referred to as Type I, II, and III. class I
Application
These types of dApps have their blockchain. This includes Bitcoin, Litecoin and other altcoins.

Class II applications
These dApps use type I blockchains. They are protocols with tokens that make them work. They can
act as a top layer of the blockchain providing certain functions.

Class III applications

These types of dApps have Class III dApps that use the Type II protocol and also have the necessary
tokens for them to function.

Creating dApps with Reprar

Since 2017, LimeChain has been developing dApps and smart contracts. During this time, we have
deployed more than 10 dApps on the Ethereum mainnet. LimeChain provides end-to-end dApp
development, including smart contracts, frontend, backend, and design. Our dApp development
process ensures that we can abstract away the complexity of the blockchain and create a seamless user
experience. We have a good knowledge of CI/CD and cloud implementations of dApps. This includes
decentralized on-premises infrastructure (IPFS) and the AWS and GCP cloud platforms. To develop
the dApp, we use our own EOSlime and Etherlime tools, as well as the Gnosis multi-wallet and the
best industry-grade contracts from OpenZeppelin.