Blockchain Development Programming Tutorials, Guides & Best Practices

• Description: A lightweight and fully featured library for interacting with the Ethereum blockchain.
• Use Cases:
• Interact with smart contracts and wallets.
• Create and manage Ethereum addresses.
• Sign transactions and data.
• Query the Ethereum blockchain and perform low-level operations.
• Key Features:
• Modular design with a smaller bundle size compared to Web3.js.
• Built-in support for ENS (Ethereum Name Service).
• Simplified API for common Ethereum tasks.
• Installation:

  npm install ethers

• Description: A library of secure and community-vetted smart contracts for Ethereum development.
• Key Features:
• Prebuilt, secure implementations of ERC-20, ERC-721, and ERC-1155 tokens.
• Reusable components for access control, governance, and more.
• Highly customizable and extensible.
• Regularly updated with best practices for security and gas efficiency.
• Website: OpenZeppelin Contracts

• Description: The main programming language for writing smart contracts on Ethereum.
• Key Features:
• Statically-typed language designed for the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).
• Supports inheritance, libraries, and user-defined types.
• Extensive support for complex data types like structs and mappings.
• Integrated development environment support in Remix, Truffle, and Hardhat.
• Website: Solidity