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skills of blockchain developers

This blog will now consider the role of a blockchain developer by outlining the skills needed to perform that role.

• software developer skills
  • communication skills
  • cross-function collaboration skills
  • design pattern languages and software architecture
  • software development life cycle (especially the agile methodolgy, Atlassian's agile suite)
  • alignment with business goals
  • test methodology
  • Backup & Recovery
• back-end web developer
  • develop webapp stack
  • webserver (nginx)
  • Web Performance
  • virtual private server deployment (digitalocean.com's API doctl)
  • encrypted communications (ssh, sshd)
  • cloud computing (digital ocean, AWS)
  • sysadmin (Linux, Debian, Ubuntu)
  • https (encrypted webpages using ssl certificates via certbot)
  • web applications (node.js, pm2)
  • reverse-proxy webserver (express.js)
  • web frameworks (freeradiantbunny)
  • APIs and REST (see: information architecture
• front-end developer: develop user interfaces which interact with blockchain technologies using web applications (client-side UI)
  • UX designer
  • user-centered design
  • interaction design
  • web standards: HTML5 & CSS
  • responsive mobile design
  • web framework for data binding (svelte)
  • wire-framing
  • prototyping (Sketch, InVision, Figma)
  • user interface design
  • graphic designer (gimp)
  • user-centered testing
  • data visualization
  • write effective use cases
  • write documentation
  • JSON
  • node.js (runtime environment)
  • React, Vue.js, Svelt (user interface library)
  • IPFS, Swarm (file systems, storage)
  • test user-agents (laptops, phones, monitors)
  • Socket.io
  • RESTful Web Services
  • Web Design
• data
  • data structures
  • relational databases (postgresql)
  • flexible schema databases (mongodb)
  • SQL
  • Database Administration
  • Information Architecture
  • content management systems
• DevOps
  • security basics
  • source code management (git, github; npm, npm)
  • building (continous integration)
  • containerized environment (docker)
  • testing methodology
  • packaging (artifact repository)
  • releasing
  • configuring (infrastructure as code)
  • monitoring
  • messaging system (Kafka)
• dApps and smart contracts
  • interface to existing smart contracts (moneymaker_measurement_instances)
  • Ethereum Virtual Machine
  • browser-based dApp development (Remix)
  • command-line dApp development
• "write code" (knowldge of programming languages)
  • Linux server with terminal (command-line, perl)
  • JavaScript (for freeradiantbunny development)
  • Node.js and npm
  • Solidity (for Ethereum smart contracts)
  • Go (program Docker containers)
• tools for developing dApps
  • command-line interface (bash terminal)
  • text editor and IDE (emacs, Sublime Text 3)
  • solc (Solidity compiler)
  • truffle suite (on local machine or droplet)
  • Hardhat
  • ganache cli (local blockchain for testing)
  • migrate to blockchain from truffle project
  • Ethereum client (geth, parity, fiews,io, infura.io)
  • explorers, etherscan, ethers.js (blockchain javascript API)
  • security auditor apps (find vulnerabilities in smart contracts)
  • oracles (provide data to smart contracts)
• ecosystems knowledge: experience with specific technology
  • XRP and the XRP Ledger
  • FLR and the Flare Network
  • SGB and the Songbird Network
• wallets
  • browser-plugins (metamask)
  • browser-based wallets
  • best practices for the security of private keys
• build demo dapps
  • launch token
  • swaps
  • lists on the blockchain
  • data pipeline from weather device
  • get data and publish analytics
  • aggregate public data and add analytics
• miscellaneous topics
  • portfolio with design briefs
  • Domain-Driven Design
  • Event-Driven Microservices
  • AI
  • Risk Management