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## [How Blockchain is critical in education and upskilling](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/context-of-blockchain-education-and-upskilling)
By [Byte](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/byte-academy) on May 16, 2022 10:40:34 AM
[](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/context-of-blockchain-education-and-upskilling)
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## [Why Byte Academy?](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/why-byte-academy)
By [Vivek J](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/vivek-j) on Dec 15, 2020 4:05:46 AM
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There are a wide variety of options due to the vast range of educational systems, institutions, and virtual platforms around the world. Choosing one's career is often a dilemma as there are nested options within any chosen career path.
###### Topics: [byte academy](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/byte-academy) [bootcamp](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/bootcamp)
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## [Prime Interview](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/prime-interview)
By [Greg Funchess](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/funchess) on Sep 30, 2020 9:42:28 PM
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In this post we'll go over a potential technical interview problem.
###### Topics: [Algos](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/algos) [computer science](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/computer-science) [Python](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/python) [challenge](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/challenge)
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## [Python for Web Development](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/python-for-web-development)
By [Byte](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/byte-academy) on Sep 22, 2020 4:14:23 AM
Python came into existence in the late 80’s, which was influenced by the programming languages such as Modula-3 and ABC. Since the first release in 1991 to becoming an open source programming language, Python has evolved through the times and has gained immense popularity among the programmers to this day. Python is powerful, yet simple and easy to learn. With an abundant support of libraries, Python is the most accepted preferred programming language. The rapid growth and utilization of Python as a programming language to various fields of work has seen an increase in the number of job prospects as a python developer, marking a wide range of field of interest for every individual.
###### Topics: [Python](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/python) [web development](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/web-development)
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## [An Intuitive Overview of React](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/an-intuitive-overview-of-react)
By [Byte](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/byte-academy) on Sep 22, 2020 4:09:18 AM
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**Introduction**
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## [Applications of Python in Data Science](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/applications-of-python-in-data-science)
By [Byte](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/byte-academy) on Sep 18, 2020 6:44:20 AM
Data Science is the hottest job of this century and companies irrespective of the domain they work on are expanding their business to support analytics and make meaning insights from the data. Data has become an asset to every organization wherein it helps in taking business decisions and helps in the growth of the organization.
###### Topics: [Python](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/python) [Data Science](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/data-science)
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## [Getting started with Django - A Beginner's Guide](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/beginners-guide-to-get-started-in-django)
By [Byte](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/byte-academy) on Sep 18, 2020 4:07:56 AM
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Are you interested in developing website but confused where to start with? Then this article is for you. There are a lot many web development frameworks available to start with, Django is the rapid wed development framework preferred by most of the web developers and it is also been used by many companies customized for their independent projects.
###### Topics: [Python](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/python) [django](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/django)
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## [Data Analyst vs Data Scientist](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/data-analyst-vs-data-scientist)
By [Byte](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/byte-academy) on Aug 20, 2020 8:27:22 AM
Data Analyst and Data Scientist are the hottest careers in the big data world. Most of the budding data aspirants think that Data Scientist is a jargon used for Data Analysts.
###### Topics: [Data Engineer](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/data-engineer) [Data Science](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/data-science)
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## [Why use Stellar over Ethereum for Payments](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/stellar-ethereum)
By [Emily](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/emily-hunt) on Aug 17, 2020 1:36:24 PM
Recently edChain, one of the first distributed networks for education, switched from [ethereum](https://medium.com/@ethereumproject) to Stellar for payments on its content distribution platform. Ethereum, the most popular blockchain for payments, with thousands upon thousands of transactions occurring per day, has run into problems, due to its popularity, particularly high cost, which is the prime reason edChain made the switch.
###### Topics: [payments](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/payments) [education](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/education) [edchain](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/edchain) [Blockchain](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/topic/blockchain)
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## [Preparing For Finovate: The Largest FinTech Conference in the World](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/preparing-for-finovate-the-largest-fintech-conference-in-the-world)
By [Emily](https://www.byteacademy.co/blog/author/emily-hunt) on Aug 17, 2020 1:34:44 PM
[Byte Academy](https://www.byteacademy.co/?_ga=2.145193783.2036768608.1594714704-1486216971.1591694269) is heading to London to provide exclusive coverage of [Finovate Europe](http://europe2016.finovate.com/). The conference is one of the largest, if not the largest, FinTech conference in the world with more than 1500 attendees - VCs, Founders, Developers, and C- Level Executives - from all over the world. It is perhaps only eclipsed by [Finovate Fall](http://fall2016.finovate.com/) in New York City, the conference's original venue
So how to best prepare for our venture abroad especially when it’s to a cosmopolitan, FinTech center like London? This is a semi-shopaholic wannabe jet-setter's guide who soon realized that many companies demoing would provide solutions for travel details and making payments.
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