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Ideal language for expressing smart contracts
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44:24 - 49:20 (04:55)

The ideal language for expressing smart contracts should have self-contained programs like scripts, be easy to modify standard compilers of C++ and Cs, but avoid global state like Ethereum.

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The blockchain can now support modern programming languages but it is important to be conservative in order to minimize risks.
44:24 - 46:17 (01:53)
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Blockchain
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The blockchain can now support modern programming languages but it is important to be conservative in order to minimize risks. While modern languages bring in new expressiveness, it also brings new flaws and problems.

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Ideal language for expressing smart contracts
Episode
#192 – Charles Hoskinson: Cardano
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast
This episode discusses the ideal language to express a smart contract and how it can be incorporated into a video game like World of Warcraft.
46:17 - 49:20 (03:02)
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Smart Contracts
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This episode discusses the ideal language to express a smart contract and how it can be incorporated into a video game like World of Warcraft.

Chapter
Ideal language for expressing smart contracts
Episode
#192 – Charles Hoskinson: Cardano
Podcast
Lex Fridman Podcast