Node.js for Blockchain Development

Hi there, I'm a graduating college student.
A startup company (with potential) offered me a job as a blockchain developer.

Is Nodejs a good option for blockchain development? What's the pros and cons? is it advisable?

I've been working with Javascript for almost 5years now.

Thank you in advance!

Comments

[Mike Dabydeen]

Node.js is a great for building web applications both server-side and front-end, but it will only get you so far in the blockchain world.

Most of tools required to build the ecosystem around a blockchain/Web3 based application will likely requires Node.js, so it's definitely a good skill to have.

If you would like to get serious about blockchain development (assuming you are referring to Ethereum and other VM based blockchains), you should also try to learn Solidity or Vyper (vyper.readthedocs.io/en/stable/). This will assist in development of smart contracts which is another great skill to have.

[Nkematu Bonaventure]

Hello Mike.

I am currently working with React.js and plan to advance into nodejs by by 2022.

Now, I have picked deep interest in web3 and blockchain development.

Can I ignore nodejs and dive into solidity straight? What do you think?

Thanks for your reply

[Mike Dabydeen]

Hey @Nkematu,

That is fantastic news, and I wish you all the best on your new journey.

I don't think you can ignore Node.js, since a lot of the tooling that is available today to support Solidity development runs on Node.js.

You certainly don't need to be a Node.js expert in order to use these tools. Most of them have great documentation and there is a lot of support available online for you to look at.

The order in which you learn them is totally up to you, there's no dependency for you to learn one over the other first. However, if you are going to use some of tooling like, Truffle.js or Hardhat.js you'll probably need to know some basic Node.js.

Hope this helps!

[Nkematu Bonaventure]

Great. Thanks for your response. Really appreciate

[Koala]

Hi there,
Should stick to Nodejs and learn solidity for Eth based projects?
Thank you so much your comment means a lot to me.

[Mike Dabydeen]

Yes!

If you are interested in learning more about blockchain development, my advice would be to jump right in and start building a project.

The folks at FreeCodeCamp & DappUniversity created a great introductory tutorial video on how to get started building your first blockchain application.

You will learn a lot about modules which require Node.js like:

• React
• Web3.js
• Truffle

You will also learn about Solidity, building & deploying smart contracts to the Ethereum network and much more.

This is a great introduction to the blockchain ecosystem if you're a beginner.

Good luck on your journey!

[Koala]

Thank you so much!

[Akash Senta]

Hello there,
Mike has very detailed explanation. Thanks @_firelinks
in addition to that i would like to mention few resources to start with web3 and blockchain

• youtu.be/M576WGiDBdQ Very detailed video for starting with blockchain and dapp.
• Patrik Collins This channel has best detailed videos
• Eat The Blocks This channel has also good content to start with .

You can learn Hardhat and it has very good integration with mocha, chai and JS.

lastly you can find all resources on useweb3.xyz/

Happy Learning..