LIGO Advanced Tutorial

Marigold

@Marigold_Dev

60+ min read

May 14, 2024

Type:

Smart Contracts

Level:

Expert

Tech Stack:

JsLIGO,

CameLIGO,

TypeScript,

OCaml

This advanced tutorial series is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively use LIGO, whether you prefer the JsLIGO syntax (similar to TypeScript) or the CameLIGO syntax (reminiscent of OCaml).

What you’ll learn:

Use Tickets in Ligo: Understand the concept of tickets and how to implement them in your smart contracts
Master Unit Testing: Learn essential tips and tricks for testing your contracts to ensure they are robust and error-free.
Intercontract Calls: Discover how to create interactions between different contracts to enhance your decentralized applications (dApps).
Optimize Polymorphism: Improve your code's efficiency and readability by leveraging polymorphism, ultimately reducing the gas costs of your contracts.

Part 1: Install LIGO on Windows

In this tutorial, we walk you through the process of installing LIGO on a Windows operating system. You'll learn how to set up your development environment to start writing and deploying LIGO smart contracts.

Part 2: How To Use Tickets with LIGO

Tickets are a unique feature in LIGO that allows you to implement non-transferable tokens or privileges. This tutorial explains what tickets are and provides a detailed guide on how to use them in your smart contracts.

Part 3: Mastering Unit Testing with LIGO: Tips and Tricks for Developers

Testing is a crucial part of smart contract development. In this video, you'll learn various tips and tricks to effectively unit test your LIGO contracts, ensuring they work as intended and are free from bugs.

Part 4: How To Master Intercontract Calls with LIGO

Intercontract calls allow your contracts to interact with each other, expanding the functionality of your dApps. This tutorial covers how to set up and manage these interactions to enhance your applications' capabilities.

Part 5: Learn How to Optimize Your Polymorphism with LIGO

Polymorphism can make your smart contracts more flexible and efficient. This video shows you how to use polymorphism to optimize your code, making it cleaner and more concise, which can significantly reduce the gas costs of deploying or executing your contracts.