A modern smart contract platform for Cardano

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## QuickStart ### Prerequisites For now you'll need rust installed, see [rustup](https://rustup.rs). ### Getting started In case you have fresh installation of `rustup` you might need to do: ```console rustup install stable ``` ```console $ cargo install --git https://github.com/aiken-lang/aiken.git $ aiken --help ``` Alternatively nix builds are available via [flakes](https://aiken-lang.org/getting-started#from-nix-flakes). ### How to use For more information please see the [user manual](https://aiken-lang.org). ## Roadmap Aiken defines its roadmap [using _Github Milestones_](https://aiken-lang.org/#roadmap). The roadmap isn't set in stone, but gives a high-level overview of where the project is headed for. ## Contributing Want to contribute? See [CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md) to know how. --- > **Note** > > The name comes from [Howard Aiken](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_H._Aiken), an American physicist and a pioneer in computing.