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75. Poseidon Framework (TypeScript On-Chain Transpiler)

Writing Solana programs directly in TypeScript.

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Poseidon allows developers to write Solana programs in TypeScript and transpiles the code to Anchor Rust, easing onboarding for full-stack web3 engineers.

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1. What is Poseidon in the Solana ecosystem?
A framework that transpiles TypeScript program definitions into Anchor RustA liquidity poolA validator clientA hardware wallet
2. Why do transpilers like Seahorse and Poseidon output Anchor Rust instead of raw bytecode?
Leverages Anchor's mature security, serialization, and IDL tooling ecosystemBecause Rust is required by lawTo slow down compilationTo make files bigger

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