| domain | aiken-lang.org |
| summary | Aiken is a modern, pure functional programming language and smart contract platform for Cardano, written in Rust and licensed under Apache-2.0. It boasts strong static typing, first-class functions, and features like custom types, recursion, and generics. The ecosystem includes a new standard library (aiken-langstdlib), support for Plutus V3 transaction evaluation, and a package manager. Key aspects include a community-driven, open-source approach with 20 contributors, extensive documentation, and backing from the Cardano Foundation and PRAGMA. Ongoing development focuses on features like LSP quickfixes, mono-repo support, zero-knowledge support, Layer-2 integration, and improved performance through UPLC optimizations. |
| title | Aiken | The modern smart contract platform for Cardano |
| description | The modern smart contract platform for Cardano |
| keywords | aiken, smart, language, contracts, modern, contract, code, framework, pass, want, error, support, experience, documentation, standard, library, playground |
| upstreams |
cardanofoundation.org |
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| nslookup | A 172.67.210.127, A 104.21.23.105 |
| created | 2024-11-29 |
| updated | 2025-12-16 |
| summarized | 2026-01-30 |
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