Helios, Alternative Smart Contract Language for Cardano

Helios is a JavaScript/TypeScript SDK for the Cardano blockchain, designed to facilitate the development of decentralized applications (dApps) on Cardano. It includes a simple smart contract language and covers various aspects necessary for building dApps, such as compiling smart contracts and creating smart contract transactions. The Helios book provides a comprehensive guide, including a complete reference of the language builtins, the Helios API, and the Helios CLI commands, along with articles to assist in becoming a proficient Cardano dApp architect.

Resources to Start Using Helios

If you’d like to learn more about Helios, please visit the Helios Book which details how to use it to start developing smart contracts.

GitHub Repo: https://github.com/hyperion-bt/helios

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Support the Project and Expand Smart Contract Development on Cardano

Helios has two Project Catalyst proposals in Fund 11.

• Helios debugger plugin for VSCode
• Helios unit testing framework with code-coverage statistics

Please consider adding these two proposals to your short list for voting.