Solidity Updates: New Features and Survey Results ???

At Peiko, we always keep an eye on the latest updates in the blockchain industry. Solidity is a great helper in building smart contracts, and we must take advantage of everything that happens in its world.

Here are the latest Solidity updates:

? Solidity 0.8.25 is here (released March 14, 2024)

This update supports the recent Dencun hard fork on the Ethereum network. It basically means the compiler is ready for the latest changes on Ethereum.

What's Dencun?

Dencun is an upgrade for Ethereum that improves how the network functions behind the scenes. It's good to know things are getting better.

? Solidity 0.8.24 and transient storage (released January 26, 2024)

Transient storage is a highly anticipated additional feature on the EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) level. It ushers in an additional data repository alongside memory, storage, call data, and others.

This novel data slot functions like a key-value store and is similar to storage, yet it distinguishes itself by its impermanence. Data stored in transient storage exists only for the current transaction, reverting to zero after that. As a result, accessing transient storage comes at a cost compared to warm storage access, offering an economical solution.

? Solidity developer survey 2023 results (April 3, 2024)

The results are finally in. There was a survey based on Solidity developers' 474 responses from different countries. This research helps to understand Solidity developers better. Here are some key states:

• Solidity is the most used programming language (42.9%), followed by TypeScript (16.7%) and JavaScript (15.4%).
• Solidity is also the favorite language (29.1%).
• Almost 30% have been using Solidity for less than a year.
• The majority (46.5%) use Solidity daily.
• The most popular editor is Visual Studio Code (77.2%).
• Hardhat remains the most popular Ethereum development environment (33.3%), followed by Foundry (32%) and Remix (25.8%).
• The most used Solidity version is 0.8.x (81.8%).

Stay informed, and keep an eye out for future updates and announcements! ??