solidity Posts

A collection of my posts on solidity. Whether I'm trying to build something new or figure out how to break it, these notes, fixes, and deep dives document my process. I hope you find them useful.

January 8, 2024
- VSCode for Foundry
  
  Setting up VSCode for a new Foundry project. This is my quick reference for getting remappings, the forge formatter, and the solc compiler version right.
September 28, 2023
- Size of Solidity Variables
  
  Just a simple note to myself on the size of common Solidity types. A quick reference table for when I'm writing or auditing smart contracts.
September 23, 2023
- Transparent vs UUPS Proxies
  
  A quick reference for Solidity proxy patterns. This is my breakdown of Transparent vs. UUPS, comparing gas overhead and the location of the upgrade logic.
September 14, 2023
- Multichain Testing with Foundry
  
  Figuring out how to test on multiple chains with Foundry. My notes on using vm.createFork to set up different network forks inside my test files.
April 13, 2022
- Same address deployments with Foundry
  
  My notes on how to deploy a contract to the same address on multiple chains. The trick is just to use a fresh wallet with the same nonce (0) everywhere.
April 12, 2022
- Vanity address on macOS M1
  
  My personal reference for building the profanity tool from source on an M1 Mac. A security note, it's broken, so please don't use it for wallets.
March 19, 2022
- dapptools on macOS M1
  
  My notes on installing the dapptools on M1 Mac. The process involved running under Rosetta and using a specific version of Nix.