Performance · hard

41. Cost Analysis

Understanding the cost function.

Each Clarity function has a defined cost for CPU and memory. The Stacks node uses these to limit the total complexity of a block. Developers can use `::get_costs` in the REPL to analyze their code.

Check your understanding

1. Why does Clarity have a cost function?
To charge users moneyTo prevent denial-of-service and infinite executionTo make it slowerTo help with debugging