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Solidity — a contract-oriented language for smart contracts on the EVM

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Stars
25,738
Primary language
C++
License
GPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 11, 2026

Overview

Solidity is a statically typed, contract-oriented, high-level language for implementing smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine. Its current official GitHub repository is argotorg/solidity, which hosts the compiler and entry points for development.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Express tokens, ownership, voting, and other contract logic

Programs run on an EVM peer-to-peer network and can implement tokens of value, ownership, voting, and other logic. The README includes a minimal contract and points to Remix examples for voting, auctions, remote purchases, and payment channels.

Sources: [1]

For Ethereum-family contracts and compiler development

It fits teams building typed contracts for EVM-compatible environments and contributors working on the Solidity compiler. Define permissions, storage, upgrade, testing, and audit policies first, then validate the approach with a small contract.

Sources: [1]

Verify releases, repository ownership, and license boundaries

The README recommends the latest release because breaking changes, features, and fixes arrive regularly. The repository now lives under argotorg while the README still describes Ethereum Foundation sponsorship of the core team, so use current official notices rather than inferring governance from the owner name alone. The compiler is GPLv3, with separate terms for some third-party code.

Sources: [1][2]

Official sources

  1. [1]Solidity README(2026-09-13)
  2. [2]Solidity GitHub repository(2026-09-13)
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Selected for a quiet organization transfer that left repository, README, and community identifiers updating at different speeds.

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Open PRs
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  • cpp
  • ethereum
  • smartcontracts
  • language
  • solidity
  • blockchain
  • hacktoberfest
  • programming-language
Stars
25,738
Forks
6,156
Watchers
716
Open issues
675
Primary language
C++
License
GPL-3.0
Repository last updated
Sep 11, 2026
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