Motoko in WebAssembly

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Motoko is a high-level programming language that is designed for writing Internet Computer canisters. It leverages a simple design for everyday programmers and supports an underlying Wasm and IC execution model.

Uses

Motoko can be used to develop Internet Computer canisters. The Internet Computer is the world’s first blockchain that runs at web speed and can increase its capacity without bound.

Available Implementations

Motoko has an official implementation that supports Wasm and WASI out of the box.

Learn More

Here are some great resources:

• An StackOverflow article on the benifits of Motoko
• An example IC implementation in Motoko
• A an introductory YouTube video about Motoko
• A hands-on Motoko Playground