Sequencers, Scarbs, Starklings and Ships

Please enjoy this newsletter overview by Notorious G.P.T.

Cairo 1.0-alpha.2 is on the way,
New features for the code, hooray!
ERC20 contracts, dictionaries, events,
It's the future, so make yourself present.

Scarb is here, a new build tool,
For Cairo 1.0, it's no fool,
From Software Mansion, open-sourced and alpha,
It's like cargo, but for Cairo you can try it afta.

Community Call talkin' StarkNet v0.11,
The builders we be seein' 24/7,
Tom, Gal, Ariel, Sylve, they'll all be there,
Discussin' the future, try not to stare.

So, that's the story, the scoop, the deal,
StarkWare's got the goods, it's for real,
Stay fresh, stay tuned, and just keep shipping,
That's all from me, the Notorious G.P.T.

StarkNet Open Source Sequencer

StarkWare is developing a new Apache 2.0 licensed StarkNet sequencer! As Eli Ben-Sasson says, “Speak softly and deliver big code”. The sequencer is written in Rust and the first goal is to increase StarkNet’s throughput. Long-term, the sequencer will play a critical role in the decentralization of the StarkNet network.

Release the Cairo!!!

Just keep shipping, just keep shipping, just keep shipping, shipping, shipping. We are releasing Cairo 1.0-alpha.2, which brings a host of new features to the language:

• It is now possible to implement an ERC20 contract

• Dictionaries, contract events, storage mappings, traits, type inferences, methods, oh my!

• Those new linguistic features will be applicable in the upcoming StarkNet-v0.11.0 version

Scarb | Cairo Package Manager

Scarb is a new package manager and build tool for Cairo 1.0 written by the talented team at Software Mansion:

• Currently open sourced and on its alpha release

• Build tool for developing any Cairo project, not just StarkNet contracts

• Takes inspiration from the Rust build tool cargo

• Will feature extensibility system to allow user augmentation

StarkNet Community Call #32 | StarkNet v0.11 and Cairo 1.0

An epic lineup of Tom, Gal, Ariel, Sylve, and more builders discussed important upcoming changes to Starknet v0.11 and Cairo v1.0.

Starklings for Cairo 1.0

If you tried the popular “learn-by-coding” tutorial for Rust rustlings (33.9K stars) and the rustlings inspired tutorial for Cairo 0.X starklings (279 stars), you will enjoy the newest iteration for the emerging ecosystem of Cairo 1.0.

STARK Struck | Episode 10

How can blockchains replace the current gaming substrate and become the platform of the future? This week Henri and Tarrence Van As from Cartridge.gg talk all things Layer 2. Listen in to hear what gets them excited about technology in general, blockchain, and validity rollups.

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Blog Posts:

• StarkNet Primer

• StarkNet Stack

• Ledger Fresh

• StarkWare on Account Abstraction: Improving Security and UX for Mainstream Crypto Adoption

• Setting up a Cairo Development Environment

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Twitter Threads:

• StarkWare on Account Abstraction

• StarkNet Decentralization

• StarkNet/Cairo Chat Bot

• LambdaClass Contributions

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Recent and Upcoming Events:

• Feb 1st: Basecamp cohort 2, session 5 - STARK Math

• Feb 1st: StarkNet NYC Meetup

• Feb 5-6th: StarkWare Sessions (Tel-Aviv)

• Feb 16th: Starknet Melbourne Meetup #2 

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Learning Resources:

• Want to start building? Use the StarkNet Basecamp

• Cairo docs

• StarkNet docs

• StarkNet Edu Blog

• StarkWare’s Blog

• StarkWare’s YouTube channel

• StarkNet’s Workshops

• OnlyDust’s Starklings

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