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Solana VM Developers Making Progress on Move Language Integration

by BSCN

January 28, 2023

Solana devs are working on integrating the Move programming language into its library of compatible codes. Could it help Solana capture some of Aptos' mojo?

Move Language Powers Aptos, Sui, (formerly) Diem

The hottest coin in crypto right now is arguably Aptos, whose claim to fame is being the first Layer-1 blockchain based on Facebook’s Move programming language and scrapped stablecoin project Diem. Meanwhile, developers on Solana recently reported success in integrating Move into the relatively old-school blockchain.

Would the addition of Move into Solana’s library of compatible codes provide a boost to the beleaguered but still highly active ecosystem?

😍 @solanalabs' VM team is building a Move compiler for Solana.
Yesterday, devs were able to compile and link Move code into a Solana VM binary. pic.twitter.com/AwupcshIR6
— Richard Patel (@fd_ripatel) January 27, 2023

On Jan. 27, software developer Richard Patel tweeted that devs from Solana Labs Virtual Machine team were able to compile and link Move code into a Solana VM binary file.

The progress is evidence that Solana devs have been building throughout rocky economic conditions, at least since early September 2022.

The goal is to listen to what the devs want and give it to them. Currently Solana smart contracts can be written in Rust, C, Python and Move once it’s done. Claiming a single language is better is silly. Languages aren’t a moat, enable all of them if you can
— Chase Barker (@therealchaseeb) September 3, 2022

What is Solana:

Solana is a public, open-source blockchain that allows for smart contracts, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and various decentralized applications (dApps). The SOL token, which is native to Solana's blockchain, provides network security through staking as well as a means of transferring value.

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What is Aptos:

Aptos is a new, independent project focused on delivering the safest and most production-ready Layer 1 blockchain in the world. The team includes the original creators, researchers, designers, and builders of Diem, the blockchain that was first built to serve this purpose.