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A smart contract in seven lines of code

In this section you will learn to code your first smart contract in just seven lines of code (Loc), no hidden terms and conditions. And did I say that you do not need any special software, apart from your web browser, or to spend any real ethers from your pocket? Let's see. I am using Windows 7 (64 bit OS) and a Google Chrome browser:

Open your Google Chrome browser and type remix solidity in Google, as show in Figure 3.1:

Figure 3.1: Google search for remix solidity online compiler

Click the highlighted link in Figure 3.2. You can also type the following in your browser URL box to get to the website ...

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