Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use Solidity when the development task is to implement smart contracts intended to run on Ethereum or the Ethereum Virtual Machine, particularly when contract examples and compiler source are useful.
Who it is for
- Developers writing Ethereum smart contracts.
- Teams implementing on-chain logic such as tokens, ownership or voting.
- Contributors interested in an open-source programming language and compiler project.
Documented uses
- Write Ethereum smart-contract logic.
- Compile Solidity contracts for the Ethereum Virtual Machine.
- Study or adapt examples for voting, auctions, purchases and micropayment channels.
- Build the compiler from source using the project's documented instructions.
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
The project is open source and publicly accessible through its GitHub repository. The repository identifies GPL-3.0 as the project license; some third-party code has separate licensing terms.
- The target runtime is the Ethereum Virtual Machine.
- Solidity is statically typed and contract-oriented rather than a general-purpose application language.
- The project recommends using the latest released version when deploying because breaking changes, features and bug fixes are introduced regularly.
- Remix is referenced as a browser-based starting environment, while source-build instructions are available for the compiler.
- The repository is implemented primarily in C++ and is available under GPL-3.0, subject to stated third-party licensing terms.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 1 October 2026
- Original website title
- argotorg/solidity · Official homepage title · retained in its source language