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# How to Build for Decentralized Systems


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 18, 2024
- **Time:** 13:30–14:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** STAGE 2 (500)
- **Event:** World Congress 2024

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/931-how-to-build-for-decentralized-systems)

## Description

Decentralized, programmable networks are here to stay, and the developer experience has never been better (hello: Python!). Join this talk to learn first principles of building applications and get inspiration for creating your next great "dapp."  

Learn: 
*Key features of programmable blockchains
*How to think about developing applications in decentralized systems
*Practical steps for setting up your dev environment and beginning building
*Key things to keep in mind when building in decentralized systems

## Speaker

### [Alessandro Cappellato Ferrari](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@alessandro-cappellato-ferrari)

Head of Product, Algorand Foundation


## Related talks at this congress

- [Why You Should Care About the Decentralized Computing Movement](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/83-why-you-should-care) — John Woods
- [If you know Python, you know blockchain: learn how to create a Python smart contract](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/110-if-you-know-python) — Camilo Molano Herrera, Evert Diaz
- [Blockchain Unraveled](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/28-blockchain-unraveled) — Vasilika Klimova
- [Break the Chain: Decentralized solutions for today’s Web2.0 privacy problems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/140-break-the-chain) — Adam Larter