# The Solidity Contract-Oriented Programming Language
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## Useful links

To get started you can find a basic introduction to the language in the [Solidity Documentation](https://solidity.readthedocs.org).

You can start using [Solidity in your browser](https://ethereum.github.io/browser-solidity/) with no need to download or compile anything.

[Changelog](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Solidity-Changelog)

The [Solidity Features](https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Solidity-Features) page contains a list of already completed Solidity feature stories with explanations and demonstrations, it is being updated continuously. More technical information you can find in the [Pivotal Tracker](https://www.pivotaltracker.com/n/projects/1189488).

Solidity is still under development. So please do not hesitate and open an [issue in github](https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/issues) if you encounter anything strange.

## Building

See the [Wiki](https://github.com/ethereum/webthree-umbrella/wiki) for build instructions, compatibility information and build tips. 

## How to Contribute

This repository uses the same [coding style](https://github.com/ethereum/webthree-umbrella/blob/develop/CodingStandards.txt) as
all of the cpp-ethereum projects. Please try to align with us in the gitter channel before making larger changes.
Any contributions are welcome!