Offchain Labs Introduces Arbitrum Stylus to Integrate Rust Language and WASM Virtual Machine
Offchain Labs has recently introduced Arbitrum Stylus, a toolkit supporting smart contract development with various languages such as Rust, C, and C++ on the Layer-2 Arbitrum.
Offchain Labs Introduces Arbitrum Stylus to Integrate Rust Language and WASM Virtual Machine. Image: Arbitrum
Specifically, the distinguishing feature of the Arbitrum Stylus toolkit is its capability to allow developers to build smart contracts not only with Solidity but also with languages easily compatible with the WebAssembly (WASM) virtual machine system.
Today is Arbitrum Day
— Offchain Labs (@OffchainLabs) August 31, 2023
Last year we took one giant leap with the launch of Arbitrum Nitro.
Today we’re excited to announce that we are taking another big leap with the release of the code and public testnet for Arbitrum Stylus. 🖊👇https://t.co/NaxOuir5WH
In simple terms, the WASM virtual machine system will support compiling lines of code written in Rust and C++ so that blockchains can easily understand and integrate them into their infrastructure.
The team indicated that a testnet version of Arbitrum Stylus has been deployed. The purpose of this toolkit is to provide more diverse smart contract development solutions for programmers.
According to Offchain Labs, Stylus is designed to simplify the process of creating smart contracts on Arbitrum for those proficient in Rust, C, and C++. The company estimates that approximately 3 million Rust and C programmers could potentially join the Ethereum ecosystem. Currently, there are only about 20,000 developers familiar with the Solidity language within the ecosystem.
Additionally, Offchain Labs plans to expand Stylus support to more languages compatible with WASM in the future.
"Building a strong community of developers is a critically important goal for us. We want to expand access to as many people as possible, helping them easily develop applications. The current technology platform and future improvements have tremendous potential." - Steven Goldfeder (CEO and co-founder of Offchain Labs) shared.
Offchain Labs emphasized that supporting diverse languages and improving the efficiency of Stylus will be highly beneficial for sectors such as social networking, gaming, and markets that require high computational throughput to operate. With WASM integration, Stylus will enhance computational capabilities for future applications.
