Top 10 Resources for Learning Blockchain Development

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Medium.com articles surrounding crypto and blockchain space are mostly focused on speculative investment, token price predictions, FOMO, FUD and everything in between. But what about the articles intended to provide legit information to the readers interested in joining the growing sector of blockchain and cryptocurrency development?

In today's article, we bring you the best resources for learning blockchain development. Our list is compiled in such a way that it covers the full range of available courses and study programs — from self-paced MOOCs and free content to in-depth academic study programs.

But before we start, let's take a moment to explore why you should even bother to learn blockchain development.

For the money of course!

According to ZipRecruiter, the average salary in blockchain development is even higher than the one in traditional development. [2] Of course, the seniority and the particulars of the market, location and the programming languages used also strongly affect the developer’s salaries. Developing a cutting-edge computer vision system in C++ probably pays a bit more than building websites with Ruby on Rails. No disrespect to our fellow Ruby devs :)

The fact that senior blockchain developers can make over $200k annually tells us that there is a huge skills gap in the blockchain space. The only way the companies can close the gap is to offer highly lucrative salaries in hopes to attract the best talent.

But in order to get to the level where you can negotiate your superstar salary, you first have to learn how to write some useful code.

The list is compiled in no particular order and some programs are intended for beginners, while others are intended for experienced coders. Pricing ranges from completely free learning materials to thousands of dollars for accredited master’s degrees.

Codecademy is well known for its collection of interactive tutorials and self-paced study programs. The entire learning experience is set inside the web browser, where the candidate has to solve a series of programming challenges in order to advance to the next stage of the program. As the candidate progresses, the challenges gradually get more difficult, until in the end, a final project is completed and the candidate gets the certificate of completion.

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University of Buffalo, Duke University, Princeton University, ConsenSys Academy, University of Pennsylvania, University of California, IBM, New York Institue of Finance, and many more, have put in efforts to develop online courses focused on cryptocurrency, blockchain, fintech, and DeFi, all available via Coursera.

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A popular course aggregator and online learning platform Udemy has a selection of more than 180,000 courses, covering different tech and non-tech topics.

The blockchain and Bitcoin fundamentals course is taught by George Levy, an award-winning instructor focused on teaching blockchain, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.

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That’s right!

Just go out there and start digging. The resources are endless and you will learn a lot just by reading Stack Overflow, watching YouTube videos and browsing through Medium.com. Blockchain development might seem overwhelming at first, but so does everything when you first try it. Keep a steady learning schedule and you will master this in-demand skill in no time!

Good luck with your studies!

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