Frontend developer
When thinking of a blockchain, you might not relate to it immediately because it feels more like a backend system for distributing data. An evolved blockchain platform can do so much more, for example, running a decentralized web application. Instead of your web application running on a central server with APIs querying a centralized database, it also runs on the blockchain. Your web application is distributed to all nodes in the network and this makes it easily available to local markets, which brings with it low-latency speeds. Whereas, with a traditional web application, you would use REST APIs to authenticate, obtain authorization of data, and query and submit data, a decentralized application receives permission from ...
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