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The blueprint is generated at the root of the repository and is intended to be versioned with the rest. It acts as a business card that contains many practical information. There's a variety of tools we can then build on top of open-source contracts. And, quite importantly, the blueprint is language-agnostic; it isn't specific to Aiken. So it is really meant as an interop format within the ecosystem.
A modern smart contract platform for Cardano
QuickStart
Prerequisites
For now you'll need rust installed, see rustup.
Getting started
In case you have fresh installation of rustup you might need to do:
rustup install stable
$ cargo install --git https://github.com/aiken-lang/aiken.git
$ aiken --help
How to use
For more information please see the user manual.
Roadmap
Aiken defines its roadmap using Github Milestones. 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 to know how.
Note
The name comes from Howard Aiken, an American physicist and a pioneer in computing.