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Solidity

Solidity is a programming language for implementing smart contracts on various blockchain platforms, most notably Ethereum. Solidity is licensed under GNU General Public License v3.0. Solidity was designed by Gavin Wood[non-primary source needed] and developed by Christian Reitwiessner, Alex Beregszaszi, and several former Ethereum core contributors.…

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Designed by
Gavin Wood
Developer
Christian Reitwiessner, Alex Beregszaszi, and several former Ethereum core contributors
Family
ECMAScript (original) C++ (later)
Filename extensions
.sol
First appeared
August 2014; 12 years ago (2014-08)
Implementation language
C++

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Solidity

Nodes33
Edges32
Triples49
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.060606
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Solidity

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related to Description · 12
Solidity → ABI, C3, ECMAScript, ECMAScript-like, Ethereum Virtual Machine, EVM, EVM-targeting, It, Mutan, Natural Language Specification, Serpent, The Solidity
related to Criticism · 11
Solidity → Cornell University, Current, DAO, Ethereum, Ethereum Virtual Machine, EVM, He, In, Many, The DAO, Turing-completeness
related to history · 7
Solidity → August, Christian Reitwiessner, Ethereum, Gavin Wood, Hyperledger Fabric, SWIFT, The
related to External links · 2
Solidity → GitHub, Official
Designed by · 1
Solidity → Gavin Wood
Developer · 1
Solidity → Christian Reitwiessner, Alex Beregszaszi, and several former Ethereum core contributors
Family · 1
Solidity → ECMAScript (original) C++ (later)
Filename extensions · 1
Solidity → .sol
First appeared · 1
Solidity → August 2014; 12 years ago (2014-08)
Implementation language · 1
Solidity → C++

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ethereum smart contracts language blockchain designed gavin wood christian reitwiessner contract non-primary source needed virtual machine later platforms gnu general

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SolidityDesigned byGavin Wood1.00infobox
SolidityDeveloperChristian Reitwiessner, Alex Beregszaszi, and several former Ethereum core contributors1.00infobox
SolidityFamilyECMAScript (original) C++ (later)1.00infobox
SolidityFilename extensions.sol1.00infobox
SolidityFirst appearedAugust 2014; 12 years ago (2014-08)1.00infobox
SolidityImplementation languageC++1.00infobox
SolidityLicenseGNU General Public License v3.01.00infobox
SolidityOSCross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux1.00infobox
SolidityParadigmimperative, object-oriented1.00infobox
SolidityPlatformblockchain platforms1.00infobox
SolidityScopelexical1.00infobox
SolidityStable release0.8.36 / 9 July 2026; 46 days ago (9 July 2026)1.00infobox
SolidityTyping disciplinestatic1.00infobox
SolidityWebsitesoliditylang.org1.00infobox
Solidityis aprimary language used to develop smart contracts for Ethereum and other private blockchains0.90text

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