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What Is Solidity?

The Solidity programming language is a contract-oriented, high-level language used for building smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) that execute on blockchain platforms.

It was introduced by Ethereum, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, and has since become the most widely used programming language for smart contract development.

Solidity is a statically-typed language, which means that data types are explicitly defined and checked at compile time.

In addition to being heavily influenced by C++, Python, and JavaScript, Solidity intends to target Ethereum Virtual Machines (EVMs). It is similar to C++ in its syntax and is designed to be easy to learn for developers who are familiar with object-oriented programming concepts.

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