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How Good Is Python for Blockchain Development?

With the growing interest in blockchain, the choice of technologies for creating blockchain solutions is becoming one of the main issues. Python is often ranked among the top tools for creating blockchain-based projects. According to StackOverflow’s 2019 developer survey, this programming language entered the top 5 most popular languages among developers. Moreover, according to the TIOBE rating, Python ranks as the second most popular programming language as of June 2021. So let's see how exactly this technology is attracting engineers around the world and what role it plays in blockchain development.

Blockchain Development Without Complications

Most often, the first thing you hear about Python is that it's pretty simple. It is easy to learn so even novice developers can contribute to the development of open-source projects. To understand how this simplicity benefits blockchain developers, let's go through the process of building blockchains. 

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Python Developer: Roles, Responsibilities, Skills, and Proficiency

The canonical, “Python is a great first language”, elicited, “Python is a great last language!” — Noah Spurrier

 A rising programming language in the IT scenario, one of the most popular amongst the developer community — Python needs no introduction. Python programming has been in demand and so has been the demand for skilled Python developers. Simply learning Python may not suffice for a developer, understanding Python in detail, learning about the roles and responsibilities, skills, and salaries are important too.

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Pipenv and Requests Author Kenneth Reitz Interview

Introduction

Kenneth Reitz is a well-known software engineer, international keynote speaker, and open-source advocate who also focuses on photography and music production. He is well known for his many open-source projects, specifically Requests "simple, yet elegant HTTP library" and Pipenv Python Development Workflow for Humans. We are excited to have interviewed Kenneth! In this interview, he talks about the top issues Python developers face while scaling applications, shares his thoughts on async / await paradigm in Python, speaks about his project PyTheory, and the "natural affinity" for software development.

The Interview

Evrone: Alongside all your Python contributions you also have several music albums and thousands of great professional photos. What is your main interest right now?

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Java vs. Python Comparison: The Battle of Best Programming Language in 2021

Comparing two programming languages is similar to a comparison between two cars, where two different individuals may have different opinions on both of them. Well, as starters, computer programming languages have come a long way since their inception. Today, everything we dwell upon has to have a programming language behind it, easing away our troubles. 

Two great examples to support the same statement would be the following. Let's start with Zoom, an incredible video-conferencing application on which almost today's world relies on was developed using JAVA and C++. The second example will be a food ordering application that again depends on several different coded script lines.

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Why Choose Python for Your Next IoT Development Project

In recent decades, programmers have been preoccupied with mastering new information, creating algorithms and unique solutions. According to the Stack Overflow Survey, Python is the fastest-growing programming language, which is actively used by software development companies in creating both simple and complex applications. 

Let’s discuss what benefits it provides and why it’s a good choice for IoT development. 

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End of Life for Python 2 — Now What?

If you’re like most Python developers, you’ve been working with Python 2 for years. Now, with the Python Software Foundation announcing the End of Life (EOL) for Python 2, the core development team will no longer support, update, or provide new versions of Python 2 as of January 1, 2020.

As a developer, you’d probably prefer to adopt Python 3, but for various reasons (corporate policy, lack of resources, legal restrictions, contractual obligations, etc.), your organization may be stuck maintaining existing applications on Python 2 (or even continuing to develop with Python 2) for the foreseeable future. So what can you do?

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How to Set Up Visual Studio Code for Python Testing and Development

Learn more about using VS Code for Python testing and development

VS Code is an open-source, light-weight IDE that is gaining popularity due to its flexibility, ability to configure different programming languages, and cross-platform support. The following tutorial will walk you through how to set up a development and test environment in Python.

  • Download VS Code here
  • Install Python and configure your environment if you haven’t done so already
Interested in VS Code for Java development? Check out Visual Studio Code for Java: The Ultimate Guide 2019.

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