Solidity

How it is used

Appears in job ads, code reviews and audit reports: Solidity developer, Solidity code, written in Solidity, Solidity version. Developers compile Solidity code and deploy the result to the chain. Vyper is a less common alternative.

Example sentences

1. The contract is written in Solidity and compiled with the latest stable version.

2. We are looking for a Solidity developer who has worked on audited DeFi protocols.

Common collocations

• Solidity developer
• written in Solidity
• Solidity code
• compile Solidity

Related terms

• smart contractA program stored on a blockchain that runs automatically when certain conditions are met. Once deployed it usually cannot be changed, and it can hold and move funds without a middleman.
• EVMShort for Ethereum Virtual Machine: the software environment that runs smart contracts on Ethereum. Every node runs it, so all nodes get the same result from the same code.
• EthereumA blockchain launched in 2015 that can run smart contracts and applications, not just payments. Its own currency is called ether (ETH), and it has used proof of stake since 2022.
• auditA detailed security review of smart contract code by independent experts, who look for bugs and weaknesses before the code goes live and publish their findings in a report.
• deployTo publish a smart contract to a blockchain so that it gets its own address and can be used. Deploying costs gas, and the code usually cannot be changed afterwards.

More terms: Smart Contracts & dApps

• dApp
• oracle
• protocol
• DAO