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Summary of Report
Some of the most salient takeaways are highlighted below.
Key insights:
Most of the projects surveyed were created less than 2 years ago, confirming that the DWeb space is still immature and emerging
DWeb is mostly ideologically driven, but not yet understood by a general user, said three-quarters of the respondents
Data privacy, data sovereignty, and tech resilience are the most expected features from the DWeb
Biggest technical challenges preventing from developing for DWeb are peer-to-peer connectivity and tech immaturity
Among the existing internet protocols, DNS worries people the most, followed by communication layer and HTTP
Business models in the DWeb ecosystem are lacking, with more than half of projects having no monetization method
IPFS and Ethereum are by far leaders among underlying technologies respondents use to create DWeb applications
DWeb interest among developers is high, but the road to adoption is an uphill struggle as the infrastructure needs to improve and users need to be educated on the advantages of using the DWeb over centralized counterparts.
However, the foundation and opportunity to decentralize the web are palpable, and if the ongoing viral COVID-19 pandemic has any silver lining, it may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back on a wholesale transition to more decentralized services.
Some of the most salient takeaways are highlighted below.
Key insights:
Most of the projects surveyed were created less than 2 years ago, confirming that the DWeb space is still immature and emerging
DWeb is mostly ideologically driven, but not yet understood by a general user, said three-quarters of the respondents
Data privacy, data sovereignty, and tech resilience are the most expected features from the DWeb
Biggest technical challenges preventing from developing for DWeb are peer-to-peer connectivity and tech immaturity
Among the existing internet protocols, DNS worries people the most, followed by communication layer and HTTP
Business models in the DWeb ecosystem are lacking, with more than half of projects having no monetization method
IPFS and Ethereum are by far leaders among underlying technologies respondents use to create DWeb applications
DWeb interest among developers is high, but the road to adoption is an uphill struggle as the infrastructure needs to improve and users need to be educated on the advantages of using the DWeb over centralized counterparts.
However, the foundation and opportunity to decentralize the web are palpable, and if the ongoing viral COVID-19 pandemic has any silver lining, it may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back on a wholesale transition to more decentralized services.
https://medium.com/fluence-network/decentralized-web-developer-report-2020-5b41a8d86789
Raw questionnaires data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mrZ8tZSh8Q1vonYXM4pgkKf-n4C9YR3bZVAeixcm1e0/edit#gid=0
Very interesting reports, specially Web 3.0 vs DWeb, and it is evolving, it says that there are cross-over between the two. However, it seems that in the future, DWeb will take over, in my opinion. It's a big report though, might take some time for me digest though. One thing is certain though, we are in the 'changing time' and that crypto/blockchain will be involved.