did you know an increase for blockchain developers in demand is going up between 300 and 500
yearly that seems like a lot of demand for blockchain developers and the best part is
well the best part for developers anyways is it's very very understaffed there are a lot of
companies who need blockchain developers who need this talent and there's just not enough of them
in today's video i'm going to be sharing with you how to become a blockchain developer
in 2022 we are going to be talking about what programming languages you should know
what steps to take what really is a blockchain developer and so much more before we get into
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before we can really get into how to become a blockchain developer we need to know exactly what
is a blockchain developer now this might sound obvious to some of you and others of you might
be really curious as to what this role entails so i really want to go through it to make sure
we all have a good understanding of what exactly it is the role of a blockchain developer is very
highly paid and involves designing developing apps and solutions based on blockchain technology
now there are so many different routes you can go with blockchain development and areas you can
specialize in we're not going to necessarily go through that today but rather the steps to take in
order to get your feet into becoming a blockchain developer also it's important to note people often
associate blockchain development or blockchain in general right with cryptocurrency and yes that's
a huge use for blockchain but it's not its only purpose blockchain can record digital transaction
of yes cryptocurrency but also data and other information another example of where blockchain
technology could really be used is healthcare if you want to keep track of healthcare records
and ensure they are unique i have in front of me here the blockchain academy report for 2021 and
some of these statistics about blockchain development really blew my mind i knew it
was really in demand and roles were growing that way but i didn't realize just how much
so i'm going to read some off for you and i'll link the whole report down below so if you're
interested you can continue reading it some of the things that they are stating for facts
include blockchain developer with an increase of 33 times is the most emerging job since 2020.
it's amazing also blockchain is at the top of the list when it comes to the top 10 hard skills in
2020 based on a linkedin report big companies are using or will be using blockchain-based systems in
optimizing processes and then it talks a little bit about salary but that always varies based on
company and where you are located in this report it says the average annual income
in the us for a blockchain developer is 136 000 followed by 87 000 in asia and 73 per year in
europe that could vary greatly based on what company you work for how senior you are etc
but that's some insight as to what blockchain developers really make and also to just how in
demand they are okay so we have an understanding now of what a blockchain developer is and just
how in demand it is but the next thing that i really want to bring your attention to is why is
blockchain even important we keep on hearing about blockchain keep on hearing these buzzwords but
what does it really do how do we benefit from this technology blockchain helps the verification and
traceability of multi-step transactions that need verification and traceability so anything
any transaction that is taking place that really needs to be a verified but also something that
is traceable something that is unique and can be have a whole kind of what is the word
just follow each footprint it leaves behind also another great thing about blockchain technology
is that it can help contract management and audit the origin of a product so it really
is almost like a i like to think of it as a fingerprint it is unique and it is traceable okay
that brings me to what programming languages do you need to know to become a blockchain developer
now of course this will vary if you already are in a position where you are blocked or you are
a developer it's not blockchain developer versus you have no coding experience and
you want to become one obviously if you have no coding experience and you're working your
way towards a blockchain developer it will take more time but it definitely is possible
some of the programming languages that you will need to know the first one includes solidity
and there's probably no surprise here solidity is the original smart contract development language
and it was developed by ethereum that's used for creating smart contracts and also different apps
that are on a blockchain based platform such as ethereum so this is a must-know language if you
want to become a blockchain developer i have some games that i really like to learn solidity one was
space doggos it's a bit outdated but i still think it's really worth looking into i'll link
it down below and then also too i use build space as i've mentioned in a few of my other videos they
give some great solidity courses and really made me really understand it and once you go through
building a few smart contracts with it it's pretty simple another programming language that's very
popular when you are a blockchain developer is c plus and it's used for many blockchain
projects including of course the infamous bitcoin with c plus though it's not only helpful if you
are looking to become a blockchain developer but just any developer in general it's one of those
languages that has been around for so long and has stood the test of time another programming
language that's very popular for blockchain developers is python and actually i have in
my notes here python currently is the second most programmed common programming language in
the world which i feel like i need to google this is this actually true python is the second most
i don't know if this was me writing my notes at 2 a.m or this is actually true
okay so right now in 2021 anyway so last year it was rated number one and then jab and number two
i guess it really depends on what site you look in but essentially it's extremely popular
and it's not going anywhere and python just like c plus plus is one of those languages that you can
transfer to so many different roles that it's just good to have those skills in general okay and then
we get into some other things such as cryptography so cryptography is fundamental to the blockchain
almost every process uses some form of public private key now you don't need to necessarily
be an expert in cryptography however you should understand the basics of cryptography and basic
algorithms there are some other coding resources that i will link down below if you are looking
to really elevate or start your career as a blockchain developer these are just some
languages i'm not saying go out and learn them all because that's definitely not the case but
have an understanding of what is in demand what is popular and then you can kind of choose
from there where to start for me how i chose where to start was simply by taking a tutorial
on build space building some different solidity smart contracts and kind of getting my the basics
of them figured out that way and then from there once i knew what the basics were and
having that foundation you can make more educated decisions on what language you want to learn next
blockchain right now there is a lot of hype around it and it can be easy to be is this going to be
something that's here to stay or go away and i think that's one of my favorite things about
it though is being on the development side and learning about blockchain development is you know
that portion of it is here to stay whatever when you go into investing or cryptocurrency it can
go up and down and really all around and that's up to you what you choose to do with that but when it
comes to building the blockchain that's not going anywhere and having these skills that are so in
demand is i think really exciting and it really excites me that's why i'm spending so much of
my time learning about blockchain development at the end of the day if you are looking to become a
blockchain developer start with a tutorial start with solidity start with one of these tutorials
that teach you how to build a smart contract and work your way up from there it's really no
different than if you want to become any developer you just need to know what tools are used and then
learn those tools i hope this video was helpful in understanding what a blockchain developer really
is why blockchain is important and also to some of the most popular languages around it
and also to some courses to take about it thank you all for watching this make sure to leave in
the comments other videos you want me to see and i will see you all soon thanks everyone
you