solana-web3.js VS nvm

In practice, no one really works with direct JSON-RPC requests like this (although you certainly can!). Most developers prefer working with RPC clients. The most commonly used one is the Solana Web3 JS library, which can be found here.

All Solana invocations must be done though the RPC, which is typically handled by Solana web3js. Unless you are handy with this library, you won’t be able to execute your smart contracts.

solana/web3.js - A Solana version of web3.js that seems to work pretty well, but the documentation was almost unusable for me

As much as I don’t really think you SHOULD do this, I would use the JavaScript api

As others have said, they use Solana's JSON RPC to interact with the blockchain, in Solscan's case it's mostly fetching the data. For JavaScript we have an official SDK: @solana/web3.js

https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js

Essentially what it comes down to is a user has a wallet, that is typically a web wallet via extension, but you can of course use hardware wallets if you'd like, however those do require you to own one, so if you just want to play around with the ecosystem, these extensions are the easiest to use. These above projects are javascript APIs that allow for interacting with wallets and onchain programs.

Intro to Programming on Solana https://paulx.dev/blog/2021/01/14/programming-on-solana-an-introduction/ Intro to Anchor Framework https://project-serum.github.io/anchor/getting-started/introduction.html Video Solana Core Concepts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dNuMXBjpr0&list=PLilwLeBwGuK4teLcqyXavweEbveCjjRk0 Solana Tutorial | Solana for Developers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNIhClYDjR8 Programming Solana (playlist) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL41Cw3fN3CfdbmhgxADwyDyIoDrxc22v2 Programming Solana Smart Contracts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Ycr5nhjH8 Figment Learn Pathway (playlist) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkgTdjgP1aUAiqqbvVi3b0sSdxByd5KSX Programming Solana Smart Contracts | Hello World Anchor Tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD1umX\_DnUw Courses Building Smart Contracts on Solana https://solhack.com/courses/building-solana-smart-contracts-dapps-with-james-bachini/ How Rusty is Your Rustlang https://solhack.com/courses/how-rusty-is-your-rust-lang/ Programming on Solana an Introduction https://solhack.com/courses/programming-on-solana-an-introduction/ Solana Security Audit Workshop by Solend https://solhack.com/courses/solana-security-audit-workshop-by-solend/ Figment Solana-Pathway https://learn.figment.io/network-documentation/solana/solana-pathway . Docs Terminology https://docs.solana.com/terminology Transactions https://docs.solana.com/developing/programming-model/transactions Accounts https://docs.solana.com/developing/programming-model/accounts Runtime https://docs.solana.com/developing/programming-model/runtime Devnet Endpoint and Rate Limits https://docs.solana.com/cluster/rpc-endpoints#devnet Testnet Endpoint and Rate Limits https://docs.solana.com/cluster/rpc-endpoints#testnet On-chain Programs https://docs.solana.com/developing/on-chain-programs/overview Native Programs https://docs.solana.com/developing/runtime-facilities/programs JSON RPC API https://docs.solana.com/apps/jsonrpc-api Solana Program Library https://spl.solana.com/ Examples / Reference Implementations Hello World Example https://github.com/solana-labs/example-helloworld Serum DEX Example https://github.com/project-serum/anchor/blob/master/examples/swap/programs/swap/src/lib.rs Automated Market Maker + Swap Reference Implementation https://github.com/solana-labs/oyster-swap Borrow/Lend Reference Implementation https://github.com/solana-labs/oyster-lending Margin Reference Implementation https://github.com/solana-labs/oyster-margin . SDKs Go: https://github.com/dfuse-io/solana-go Go: https://github.com/portto/solana-go-sdk C#: https://github.com/bmresearch/Solnet C#: https://github.com/bmresearch/Solnet.Serum JS: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js/ JS/TS: https://github.com/project-serum/serum-ts Java: https://github.com/skynetcapital/solanaj Java: https://github.com/skynetcapital/solanaj-programs Python: https://github.com/michaelhly/solana-py Python: https://github.com/serum-community/pyserum Swift: https://github.com/ajamaica/Solana.Swift Extra stuff: https://github.com/paul-schaaf/awesome-solana Tools Solana Explorers https://explorer.solana.com/ https://solscan.io/ https://solanabeach.io/transactions Command Line Interface https://docs.solana.com/cli SPL Token UI https://spl-token-ui.com/

This library is pretty good https://solana-labs.github.io/solana-web3.js

A website that is a year old (https://morioh.com/p/720daf27c8c8) gave this address: https://github.com/solana-labs/solana-web3.js/releases/download/v0.0.6/solanaWeb3.min.js

nvm - Node version manager

Node.js + Nvm - runtime for javascript without a browser

Install Node.js if it hasn't been installed. There are several ways to install Node.js. You may download the installer from the official website, or install it with tools like NVM. After installation, run this command to verify its installation.

Our server also needs Node.js to run our app. We could install the binary directly, but I prefer to use a tool called NVM, which allows us to easily manage Node versions. We can install it with this command:

By setting up your environment in isolation, you can prevent yourself from a lot of issues when experimenting with code. It makes your code behave more predictable due to the defined state of the runtime environment you are working with. This article should provide you with enough information to get started, but obviously, there is a lot more power embedded in NVM, Virtual Environment and RBEnv. So make sure to check their documentation.

I highly recommend setting up nodejs with a version manager, nvm was and still is a popular option, however, I now recommend and have been using fnm, a simpler and faster alternative to manage my nodejs versions.

The purpose of a version manager is to help you navigate or install any tools for development easily. Version Manager can be one tool for each dependency (e.g. NVM, g) or One tool for all dependencies (e.g. asdf, mise).

I usually develop on Windows so I installed NVM for Windows from here, but if you’re on other OS I’m sure you can find a version that supports it, probably this is the answer.

This was a very quick introduction to how I setup NodeJS on my environment using nvm. If you have any questions please refer to the official documentation or contact me via my Social Links.