Anchor, Pinocchio, and the state of Solana open source
Leo from Blueshift breaks down the Anchor vs Pinocchio decision for Solana program development. When each framework makes sense, what the tradeoffs are, and what Pinocchio means for on-chain throughput and cost.
Plus the token standards landscape, client diversity with Firedancer, and the open source culture on Solana.
Anchor, Pinocchio, and the state of Solana open source
Building wallets and payment flows on Solana
15 years in crypto: from Bitcoin remittances to tokenising RWA on Solana
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