{"id":1962,"date":"2022-02-02T09:10:42","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.becomebetterprogrammer.com\/?p=1962"},"modified":"2022-06-07T09:22:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T14:22:37","slug":"create-solana-smart-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.becomebetterprogrammer.com\/staging\/4563\/create-solana-smart-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build & Deploy a Solana Smart Contract using Anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a<\/strong> Solana “program”, which is in other words the way smart contracts are called in Solana<\/strong>. Solana programs are written using low-level programming languages. More specifically, you can write Solana programs using Rust<\/a> or C and C++ programming language. <\/strong>For this tutorial, we are going to use Rust<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solana has emerged as an attractive alternative to Ethereum due to the cost per transaction being cheaper and faster. While the focus of this article is not to mention the differences between using Solana and Ethereum, it is a good idea to have a general understanding of why Solana is gaining popularity quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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