Blockchain is very popular as an emerging technology. Technology and cryptocurrencies alone are relatively new. This means that there are few experts on the market and there are lower entry barriers compared to other areas.

Questions about the future of technology and the demand for specialists, answered Tomasz Gęsior, Blockchain Developer at Software Development Academy:

knowledge of blockchain technology was ranked first in terms of the most valuable skills, where can this be derived from?

This is due to the increased demand for specialists in this industry. the number of projects using blockchain technology is increasing every year, but the number of experts available on the market is low. Thanks to this, employees dealing with this technology can count on higher salary than employees of other IT departments.

Is the demand for blockchain programmers just a temporary trend?

In our opinion, this is not a temporary trend. We are in the early development phase of blockchain technology. real adoption will start when the current restrictions of blockchain networks, i.e. scaling, UX, are resolved.

What role can smart contracts play?

Smart contracts can be used in many areas from gambling to medicine. Recently, intelligent contracts offering decentralized financial services (DeFi) have been gaining popularity. They make it possible to conclude loans, deposits and other financial products directly between users without banking fees.
What skills do you need to program blockchain?
The basic requirement is knowledge of at least one programming language. Knowledge of cryptography, decentralization and IT security is also important. the other requirements depend on whether we want to develop software using blockchain technology or create our own blockchains.

How can blockchain be linked to artificial intelligence?

The combination of blockchain and artificial intelligence is used by many startups from the cryptocurrency industry. The most promising of them is fetch.AI providing a platform on which we can create our own project combining these two technologies. one example of the use of both technologies are "intelligent parking lots", systems that find and pay for optimal parking spaces.