- Prevents Abuse: By charging for computational resources, Ethereum discourages spam and abuse on the network.
- Incentivizes Efficiency: Developers are motivated to write optimized code to minimize gas costs.
Different operations in a smart contract consume different amounts of gas. Simple operations like adding two numbers are inexpensive, while more complex operations like loops or external contract calls can be costly. It’s important to understand how various Solidity operations consume gas.