Complete guide to gill: The new #javascript library for #solana blockchain development and web3js v2

Learn how to harness the power of Gill – a game-changing JavaScript/TypeScript client library that simplifies Solana blockchain development. Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned developer, this tutorial walks you through everything you need to know.

⌨️ What You’ll Learn:
• Setting up your first Solana project from scratch with gill
• Loading keypair wallets from your filesystem
• Creating a connection to the Solana blockchain (devnet, mainnet, testnet, localnet)
• Calling Solana JSON RPC methods and getting the latest blockhash
• Creating and managing Solana transactions with minimal code
• Signing transactions with a keypair wallet
• Sending transactions to the Solana blockchain
• Best practices to optimize transactions
• Pro tips for debugging Solana transactions
• Inspecting and troubleshooting failed transactions with the Solana Explorer Inspector

️ Timestamps:
00:00 What is gill?
00:43 Installing gill – the new web3js v2 framework
01:36 Load keypairs from your filesystem
03:33 esrun – running any javascript/typescript files
04:26 Create a connection to the Solana blockchain
05:15 Calling RPC methods – Get latest blockhash
07:34 Creating transactions
08:48 Creating instructions
11:04 Transaction fee payer – signer vs address
12:15 Signing transactions
13:33 Sending transaction to the Solana blockchain
14:10 Get transaction signature (even before sending)
15:24 Get Solana Explorer links
17:20 Optimizing transactions – improving landing rates with compute budget instructions
17:55 Setting priority fee and compute unit limit
20:01 Debug mode – troubleshooting transactions and debugging them
22:30 Debug log level – base64 transactions to inspect
22:57 Inspecting transactions and simulation on the Explorer Inspector
24:44 Closing remarks

Useful Links:
Gill npm package: https://www.npmjs.com/package/gill
Gill GitHub Repository: https://github.com/solana-foundation/gill
Tweet thread about gill filled with tips: https://x.com/nickfrosty/status/1891588509128888432
Example code: https://github.com/solana-foundation/gill/blob/master/examples%2Fget-started%2Fsrc%2Fintro.ts
Solana Developer CLI – mucho: https://github.com/solana-developers/mucho
Solana Documentation: https://solana.com/docs
Solana Explorer Inspector: https://explorer.solana.com/tx/inspector

Related Videos:
• How to create a token: https://youtu.be/UM1-oI8XBuU

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