Series: Blockchain

  • Introduction: Blockchain and History

    Introduction: Blockchain and History

    Technological advancements are not exclusive to our era or the industrial one; however, the speed at which they now spread and the power – or dominance – with which they impact our society require a deeper understanding of how they function. Just as in the past, this technological revolution will eliminate certain jobs while creating…

  • Why digital collaboration is so important

    Why digital collaboration is so important

    Information technology enables a level of collaboration in certain activities that was inconceivable before. Many have found themselves writing simultaneously on the same shared document, effectively contributing with four or six hands, significantly boosting productivity without compromising quality. Another classic example of multi-party collaboration is Wikipedia. When it comes to creating the source code of…

  • What does “fork” mean?

    What does “fork” mean?

    In the distant year 2002, a group of programmers released the first version of OpenOffice, which gained support from a large community. In 2010, instead of contributing to the updates and enhancements of OpenOffice, some programmers decided to create a “fork,” meaning they made a copy of the source code and incorporated their own improvements…

  • Peer-to-peer relationships

    Peer-to-peer relationships

    The majority of applications used on the Internet are centralized; almost everyone uses social networks, but a single individual often provides some of the most widely used social networks. Consequently, hundreds of millions of people depend on this individual, their ideas, and moods. There is also the possibility, as has happened, of censoring and blocking…