Starcoin combines the benefits of secure smart contracts and a layered network, using Move — a smart contract programming language — to provide a safer, freer operating environment for on-chain assets.

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STARCOIN

Starcoin customized a set of underlying standards that are rich in variety and free to combine, with out-of-the-box features. It makes developing DAPP or DeFi applications extremely secure and efficient, as detailed below:

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Node

Get all content on Starcoin nodes, including a quick start, how nodes work, command line usage, and more!

02

Move

Starcoin is an efficient, instantly confirmed, scalable application network, with safe native state cross-layer interoperability, infinite scalability blockchain infrastructure.

03

DAPP

Access all the content you need to develop a DAPP based on Starcoin's Layer1 technology, including building a development environment, SDK, RPC, DAPP examples, etc.

01

Node

Starcoin is an efficient, instantly confirmed, scalable application network, with safe native state cross-layer interoperability, Infinity scalability blockchain infrastructure.

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Examples

Get examples of applications development based on Starcoin Layer 1, including examples of Move contract and DAPP, etc.

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Glossary

Get basic information and key definitions for Starcoin's Layer 1 technologies, including Stdlib, the NFT protocol, the Oracle protocol, key terms, DAO, SIP, and more.

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NODE

The best way to understand Starcoin is to start a node first.

Quick Start

Get a Starcoin Node up and running quickly.

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DOCKER

Run a Starcoin Node with a Docker image.

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COMPILE

How to compile a Starcoin Node from the Starcoin source code.

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NETWORK

An introduction to the different networks of Starcoin and their roles, including Dev, Test, Halley, Proxima, Barnard, Main, etc.

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COMMAND

Starcoin command line basics: such as account management, importing blocks, initiating transactions, etc.

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COMPILE

Starcoin is an efficient, instantly confirmed, scalable application network, with safe native state cross-layer interoperability, Infinity scalability blockchain infrastructure.

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MOVE

More in-depth knowledge on Move:
will be explained here in simple terms:

Environment
Building

Build the environment for Move development

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Basic
syntax

The foundations of the Move language.

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Advanced
tutorials

Advanced Move features.

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Move
EXAMPLES

Simple Move examples.

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Move
Security

Move security practices & in comparison to Solidity.

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TEST
TOOLS

Introduces the Unit Test and Functional Test of Move, including how to ensure the accuracy of contracts through testing.

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Formal
verification

Proves the correctness of smart contracts and libraries by checking the system's formal (mathematical) model against a specific formal specification.

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COMPILE

Starcoin is an efficient, instantly confirmed, scalable application network, with safe native state cross-layer interoperability, Infinity scalability blockchain infrastructure.

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DAPP

Dapp is an important component of the public chain ecology and a reflection of the vitality of the public chain. From a developer's view, DAPP mainly includes two parts: contract development and interaction with the public chain.

Environment
Building

Learn how to build the development environment required for
launching DAPPs on Starcoin.

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SDK

Learn how to use the SDK implemented in different languages,
mainly using JavaScript, Java, Golang, Python, etc.

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STARMASK

An introduction to how the Starmask API is used,
for example: initiating Starmask for transaction signing.

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EXAMPLE

Introduces simple DAPP examples to help you
quickly get started developing.

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RPC

Introduces the RPC Protocol supported by Starcoin Node,
which can be used for secondary development.

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EXAMPLES

Dapp is an important component of the public chain ecology and a reflection of the vitality of the public chain. From a developer's view, DAPP mainly includes two parts: contract development and interaction with the public chain.

Contract
examples

ghost

Introduces simple examples to get started with Move.

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Contract
deployment
examples

Introduces how to deploy contracts based on Starcoin nodes.

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Contract
Upgrade
Examples

Introduces the hosting and upgrades for Starcoin contracts.

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StarMask
Examples

Case studies on the use of StarMask API.

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DAPP
Example

A starter DAPP that shows how you can quickly get started developing a DAPP based on Starcoin.

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COMPILE

Case studies on the use of StarMask API.

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GLOSSARY

Starcoin is not only a public chain,
but also a Web3 platform with a complete ecology.

Starcoin

An introduction to what Starcoin is from a macro perspective: the important features of Starcoin, Starcoin's competitive advantages, Starcoin's ecosystems, Starcoin hackathon.

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keywords

Core concepts, key principles, technical terms of Starcoin in standard terminologies.

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Stdlib

Starcoin's core features: Stdlib. Stdlib is fully implemented through Move and provides some basic protocols as well as tools for DAPP or DeFi development.

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Token

Starcoin's Token protocol, the key protocol for FT with utmost security and reliability.

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NFT

Introduces the official NFT protocol developed by Starcoin, which is instructive for NFT application development.

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ORACLE

The official Oracle protocol developed by Starcoin, which is instructive for Oracle application development.

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DAO

DAO: Starcoin's on-chain governance, which is useful for Starcoin community management and on-chain contract upgrades.

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CONTRACT UPGRADE

Starcoin can upgrade contracts with utmost security, a perfect demonstration of how "code is law."

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SIP

Introduces Starcoin's SIP, which is instructive for Starcoin's growth, protocols, community discussions, and development.

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