Starting with smart contract development isnt simple, even for
experienced off-chain developers. There are a couple of major concepts
that programmers have to understand before any work can start: the
Blockchain itself, EVM, solidity, Geth, and dApps, to name just a few.
There are also many myths around Blockchain development, which
can create challenges to the adoption of Blockchain technology & the
development of smart contracts or dApps.
Once just dApps and smart contracts get more complex, bugs and
flaws are introduced to the systemwaiting to be exploited by bad
actors, which may lead to the loss of millions of dollars worth of
cryptocurrencies.
Moreover, there arent any tools mature enough to assist with
Blockchain-specific development tasks or build trust between project
sponsors/founders & their developers. However, this is slowly changing
thanks to projects such as Truffle, Liskand now Buddy