= Solidity = Solidity is a language used for smart contracts on several blockchains, including ethereum. == Structure == It is a good guideline to strcutre functions that interact with other contracts in three phases 1) check conditions 2) perform actions (possibly changing the conditions) 3) Interact with the other contracts == Keywords == - external - applies to a function - allows the function to be called from outside of the contract - payable - applies to a function - allows the function to recieve Ether