The contract shape in Solidity

A contract is state plus functions, deployed at an address.

// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
pragma solidity ^0.8.24;

// A contract is state plus functions, deployed at an address.
contract OrchardSign {
    string public motto = "planted in common";
    uint256 public founded = 2026;

    function greet() external pure returns (string memory) {
        return "welcome to the orchard";
    }
}

How it works

1. pragma solidity ^0.8.24 pins the compiler family.
2. string public motto is state; public writes the getter.
3. external pure marks a function that touches nothing.

Keywords and builtins used here

• contract
• external
• function
• public
• return
• returns
• string
• uint256

The run, in numbers

Lines

12

Characters to type

312

Tokens

38

Three-star pace

65 tpm

At the three-star pace of 65 tokens a minute, this run takes about 35 seconds.

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