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Anchor Framework: From Zero to Hero

This guide covers everything you need to know about Anchor:

• Setting up your environment
• Understanding PDAs
• Account validation
• Testing your programs

Drop your questions below!

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Anchor makes Solana development so much easier. The macro system handles a lot of boilerplate that you'd have to write manually otherwise.

Highly recommend for anyone starting out.

Building on Solana

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One thing that confused me initially: the difference between #[account] and #[derive(Accounts)]. The documentation could be clearer on this.

Anyone else struggle with this?

Learning everyday

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For testing, I recommend using Bankrun instead of the built-in test validator. It's much faster and better for CI/CD pipelines.

Saved me hours of development time.

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The Anchor Discord is super helpful. The community answers questions quickly and there are tons of code examples.

Don't be afraid to ask "stupid" questions - we all started somewhere.

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