![]() ![]() On Stack Overflow, you can have up to five different tags. We looked at what non-blockchain tags are most common among blockchain tags. JavaScript connects the top blockchain tags on Stack Overflow. JavaScript and Python continue to dominate Smart contracts are small programs stored on a blockchain that run when predetermined conditions are met.Web3 on Stack Overflow refers to a JavaScript framework for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain.Solidity is a high-level language whose syntax is similar to that of JavaScript and is designed to compile code for the Ethereum Virtual Machine to create smart contracts.Ethereum is a blockchain currency (like Bitcoin) with a public ledger.What are all these technologies and how are they related? When looking at the most recent “bull run” of questions asked, it is clear that Solidity, Ethereum, blockchain, Web3, and smart contracts are responsible. This year, developers may be losing interest in it as the question volume dipped despite Hyperledger being the most common dApp used by developers surveyed (29%). The spike in 2018 was largely fueled by hyperledger and its related tags. In an attempt to uncover what is fueling question growth, we expanded our blockchain topic cluster from last year and looked at the top tags. We experienced another period of massive growth since then, but not because Bitcoin hit another all time high rather some people feared a Crypto Winter. In our previous post on blockchain trends, we saw that questions peak around major Bitcoin price milestones ($19k and $60k). This is also supported by the majority of blockchain questions being associated with the two most common programming languages for beginners: JavaScript and Python. These new users could be in the early stages of their coding journey thanks to an interest in blockchain. Not only are blockchain novices believers but we also see 20-30% of blockchain related questions being asked by new Stack Overflow users. Those with blockchain experience under their belts feel similarly-41% think it’s the future, 29% think it’s important for crypto, 19% think it’s all hype, and 10% think it’s a scam. Among developers that know what Web3 is but without blockchain experience, 40% think Web3 could be the future, 25% think it’s all hype, 20% think it’s important for crypto, and 15% think it’s all a scam. Blockchain novices are still believersĮxperience or not, developers still think it could be a game changer. This extracurricular coding also appears to help as we saw 60% of blockchain apps developed at work go into production. The 31% who developed with blockchain at work most likely work for a software company (72%), and over half (55%) of those who developed with blockchain at work also did so as a side project or hobby. Of those that have, we see that most of blockchain development is done as a side project or hobby. Blockchain experience is built outside of workĪn overwhelming majority (85%) haven’t developed using blockchain, more or less even with our blockchain experience findings from 2021. But before we throw up our arms, let’s dig in a bit more. Of the 595 developers surveyed, a sizable portion had no idea what we were talking about: 37% responded with “What’s Web3?” Of those in the know, 25% think Web3 is the future of the internet, 15% think it’s a bunch of hype, 14% think it’s important for crypto and related apps, and 9% think it’s all a scam. While there’s a lot of money being thrown at it, what does this actually mean for the future of tech? Are blockchain and Web3 the future or are they just a fad? We asked the developer community about Web3, blockchain, crypto, and whether they are all hype or truly the future of the internet. Crypto startups saw $30 billion in VC investments in 2021, 50 of which raised over $100 million, launching 40 into unicorn status. ![]() Accordinging to Forbes, the total crypto market cap exceeded $3 trillion in 2021. ![]()
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