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Calling them simply scripts/programs is also a bit of a misnomer. It's easier to think of them as the rules to a game, like chess. The smart contact defines th

by qqii 6y ago

Calling them simply scripts/programs is also a bit of a misnomer. It's easier to think of them as the rules to a game, like chess. The smart contact defines the pieces and valid moves. The EVM enforces the rules.

rmah 6y ago
A smart contract is literally code. It compiles to a bytecode that is executed on a turing-complete virtual machine (EVM) within a restricted environment (the blockchain).
- qqii 6y ago
  Yes, but that doesn't capture the nature of the EVM, specifically addresses.