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All the tools you need to build, test, and deploy on Algorand, now available in a single, simple package.

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Blockchain basics

Learn about blockchain and how it could benefit your application

What is a blockchain?Discover the technology that innovates on how we exchange value
Why Algorand?Pure Proof-of-Stake, no forking, immediate transaction finality
Where do I start?Learn how to navigate this site for your use case

Smart contracts & dApps

Create a simple dApp on Algorand

What is a dApp?Learn about decentralized app design
Build with AlgoKitGet started writing Algorand smart contracts with AlgoKit

Tokenization

Create your assets on Algorand with ASA technology

Create NFTsDigital art, music, collectibles
Create fungible tokensStablecoins, reward points, in-game tokens

SDKs

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Community Content & Code

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Algorand Foundation - Blockchain for Real-World Impact with Matthew Keller Algorand Vs. Solana - What's the Difference? - Securities.io What is Algorand (ALGO)? | Tangem Blog

AlgoKit Launches

AlgoKit is our new developer experience

Alessandro Cappellato Ferrari Algorand
Pyteal 0.24.0: Sourcemapping!

the new pyteal release introduces pyteal-to-teal sourcemapping.

Anne Kenyon Algorand
Introducing Official Algod Docker Containers

Overview of Algorand's Algod Containers, the path forward, and a quick how to!

Juan Granados Algorand Inc
What's New in Algorand 3.15.0

This article covers the new features of Algorand 3.15.0

Jason Weathersby Algorand
Developer Preview of Conduit

Developer preview release of Conduit, a new, powerful, and flexible way to access Algorand chain data.

Chai Hoang Algorand
AVM 8 New Features

This post explains some of the new opcodes available to the Algorand Virtual Machine(AVM).

Jason Weathersby Algorand
Smart Contract Storage: Boxes

An overview of Smart Contract storage mechanisms, and technical details for how to use boxes.

Anne Kenyon Algorand
Usage and Best Practices for Randomness Beacon

This article describes using the randomness beacon

Ori Shem-Tov Algorand
Algorand Boosts Performance 5x in Latest Upgrade

Exploring Algorand's Latest Performance Upgrade

Noah Grossman Algorand
AVM 7 New Features

This article summarizes the new features available in the Algorand Virtual Machine (AVM) version 7.

Jason Weathersby Algorand
Randomness on Algorand

Explaining the new randomness capabilities on Algorand.

Anne Kenyon Algorand
Why is Sandbox Indispensable for Building dApps?

Are you struggling to figure out what tools to use when developing dApps? Look no further. Learn why Sandbox should be the go-to developer tool when building dApps.

Chris Kim Algorand
Hello Beaker

Introducing a framework for Smart Contract development on Algorand

Ben Guidarelli Algorand
Prove your Skills with Algorand Code Challenges

The Algorand Developer Portal has a new way to learn how to become an Algorand developer: Challenges.

Ian Cross Algorand
Intermediate · 30 minutes

Run Algorand Indexer using Azure Portal

This tutorial is a step by step guide on how to deploy and run an Algorand Indexer on Microsoft Azure using Azure Portal

Dame Seiel
Automated testing for Algorand smart contracts - Part 1

A three part series on automated testing for your TEAL smart contracts

Ashley Davis Hone
Introducing Algod Node UI

This article announces the release of a Node UI for Algorand

Chai Hoang Algorand
Improved Contract Debugging

This article summarizes changes recently made to the SDKs to support the dryrun REST endpoint and how this can be used to debug Algorand smart contracts.

Jason Weathersby Algorand
Hash Map Design Pattern

This article describes the Hash Map design pattern for building key-value associations onchain

Sai Medury
Using a Smart Contract to Spawn Additional Smart Contracts

This article explains spawning child smart contracts from a parent contract using inner transactions.

Jason Weathersby Algorand
Algorand Unlimited Assets and Smart Contracts

This article details the changes made to both the Algorand Algod (3.5.1) and Indexer (2.10.0) processes. This includes removing limits on Assets and Contracts that can be created or optioned into.

Jason Weathersby Algorand
Contract to Contract calls and an ABI come to Algorand

This article summarizes many of the features available within the Algorand Virtual Machine (AVM) 1.1 Release.

Jason Weathersby Algorand