Remix IDE

As we'll see later in this chapter, different tools and options are available to compile and deploy smart contracts. But at this level, we don't want to waste time in setting up complicated tools, or our environment. Thankfully, the Ethereum project provides us with the Remix web browser IDE (also known as Browser-Solidity), which is an online IDE that can be used to compile, deploy, and invoke smart contracts.

Let's make our way over to Remix by visiting https://remix.ethereum.org/, then paste the complete contract code into a new contract file. To make it easier for you, I have published the code on GitHub, under the link https://github.com/bellaj/Car_Auction:

After pasting the code into Remix, you can compile it by pressing ...

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