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# Why You Should Care About the Decentralized Computing Movement


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 18, 2024
- **Time:** 12:10–12:40 (30 min)
- **Room:** Main Stage (5,000)
- **Event:** World Congress 2024

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/999-why-you-should-care-about-the-decentralized-computing-movement)

## Description

Decentralized computing systems are often treated as novel, but in reality it has taken 40+ years and dozens of cryptographic innovations to get to where we are today.  The latest generation of blockchains are being taken seriously–and utilized–by top global financial institutions, tech companies, consumer brands... and of course, by entrepreneurs and investors.  Leave this session with a deeper understanding of how decentralized computing networks operate, what they enable, and why now is the time for every developer to turn a serious eye toward learning how to program on them. (Hint: it's easier than ever before, with the native integration of languages like Python, TypeScript, and more.)

## Speaker

### [John Woods](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@john-woods)

CTO, Algorand Foundation


## Related talks at this congress

- [How to Build for Decentralized Systems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/121-how-to-build-for) — Alessandro Cappellato Ferrari
- [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
- [Quantum Computing for Classical Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/250-quantum-computing) — Julian Burr