To get any project started, there’s a laundry list of steps a typical programmer might take to optimise workflow, from checking for security updates to managing user profiles. Then there are the apps we use for project management, which touch just about everything we do, whether it’s a personal or job-related task. Lastly, there are of course countless software tools for managing a project; think bug tracking, communications, resource allocation, and analytics.

Consider all the languages a programmer may have to interface with. There’s the code you write in, and perhaps prefer to code in, but what about client integration? You’ll have to understand at least a piece of that code to ensure seamless client integration. It goes without saying that some debugging will be in order before anything goes live.

Developers are continuously learning.

What we’ve been describing thus far is arguably the number-one challenge for developers: A coder must never stop learning. Repetition, other than countless mouse clicks, is rarely an issue for the job.

Fortunately, programmers are good at deciphering through new code to see what might be relevant, however all these integrations of new software and knowledge take time and affect productivity. While your code might be completely stable, there’s moving parts — new apps or security features that are vital to a project’s success. Also, there might be competing platforms (or legacy code) that cannot be rewritten due to resource limitations, though rewriting what you’ve seen might be a temptation. As such, the marketplace requires developers to know a lot about a variety of different things.

“In the programming world, there are a few emerging technologies that have very steep learning curves. To be at the top of everything is near impossible, and so you need to rely on experts of these niche technologies to build certain functionalities that would otherwise take you months to implement. If these functionalities already exist, you can save a lot of time and cost,” said Gianpaolo De Biase, Quixxi Product Manager.

Blockchain Knowledge

Programming knowledge is no guarantee for expertise in the blockchain. Expertise in this emerging, and increasingly important field, is yet a new skill set a developer is required to master. Opportunities to build tools and layer on top of existing functionality will affect both large players and emerging solutions from finance and banking to healthcare. That’s where Quixxi comes in. Seeing the growth potential in the coming year and well beyond, Quixxi is planning to integrate the latest blockchain features, such as crypto payments, security, and token creation, that emerge in the blockchain ecosystem. Developers will be able to publish custom API services and libraries that run within blockchain modules.