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Nick Szabo is a computer scientist known for his research in digital contracts and digital currency. Although Szabo has repeatedly denied it, people have speculated that he is the one behind Satoshi Nakamoto, the designer of Bitcoins. The phrase and concept of smart contracts was developed by him with the goal of bringing what he calls the "highly evolved" practices of contract law and practice to the design of electronic commerce protocols between strangers on the Internet.
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- Solidity has many resemblance with Javascript, but it is static typed and there are some special constructs.
- Serpent is a deviation from python
- LLL is a low-level, Lisp-like Language Language
The best way to try out Solidity right now is using the Browser-Based Compiler.
All needed information to start writing code with Solidity can be found on the Read the doc website.
Ethereum client
Ethereum network
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