Build real apps using Anchor (Solana's Rust-based smart contract framework)
Master Anchor for ergonomic and powerful smart contract development
Understanding Anchor's benefits: IDL generation, account validation macros, TypeScript client generation, and testing framework
Working with SPL tokens: minting, burning, transfers, associated token accounts, and token metadata
Build complete token ecosystem with minting authority, supply management, and holder interactions using Anchor
Program Derived Addresses, seed patterns, bump derivation, and using PDAs for program-controlled accounts
Build sophisticated escrow with PDAs, conditional releases, multi-party agreements, and time-based unlocking
Calling other programs, building CPI contexts, authority delegation, and composable program design
Integrate with existing DeFi protocols using CPI: token swaps, liquidity provision, or yield farming mechanisms
Account constraints, error handling, events, program upgrades, and testing patterns for maintainable code
