Understand what smart contracts are in blockchain development and what makes programs unique on the Solana blockchain. This is one of the core concepts to learning solana development.
- Programs are accounts containing executable code, organized into functions called instructions.
- While programs are stateless, they can include instructions that create and update other accounts to store data.
- An upgrade authority can update programs. Once this authority is removed, the program becomes immutable.
- Users can verify an on-chain program account's data matches its public source code through verifiable builds.
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