Program Development

Program Development¶

Program development refers to the process of writing Solana smart contracts (Programs).

Development Languages¶

Rust (Recommended) - Officially supported - Most mature toolchain - Used by 90%+ of programs

C/C++ - Officially supported - Suitable for systems-level development

Python/JavaScript Via frameworks like Seahorse (experimental)

Development Frameworks¶

Anchor (Recommended) Rust program development framework: - Simplifies boilerplate code - Built-in security checks - Automatic IDL generation - Best practices integration

Native Direct use of solana-program: - Lower-level control - More complex - Extreme performance optimization

Development Workflow¶

1. Environment Setup

cargo install --git https://github.com/coral-xyz/anchor anchor-cli

2. Create Project

anchor init my_project

3. Write Program

#[program]
pub mod my_program {
    pub fn initialize(ctx: Context<Initialize>) -> Result<()> {
        // Logic
        Ok(())
    }
}

4. Test

anchor test

5. Deploy

anchor deploy

Security Best Practices¶

Verify all signers
Check account owners
Use safe math operations
Audit code
Bug bounty programs

Anchor: Mainstream development framework
eBPF: Bytecode format
Rust: Programming language

Program Development