• written in .sol files
• strongly typed
• similar to JavaScript
• has several huge gigantic "gotchas"

Common Functions Types

• public: Anyone can call this function
• private: Only this contract can call this function
• view: this function returns data and does not modify the contract's data
• constant: "same as before"
• pure: Function will not modify or even read the contract's data
• payable: When someone call this function they might send ether along