Smart contract computer language Lexon (LEX) launched a compiler on Aug. 3, allowing developers to write contracts in Lexon and have them be converted into Solidity, Sophia, or Javascript, according to statements made to Cointelegraph by Lexon founder Henning Diedrich. The compiler runs on the Aeternity (AE) blockchain network and charges LEX tokens as payment for each compilation cycle.
Dubbed “the computer language anyone can read,” Lexon is a computer language intended to seem like an ordinary written or spoken language. Specifically, the current version is developed to look and sound like ordinary English.
In a conversation with Cointelegraph, Diedrich claimed that the language and compiler provide three main benefits to developers and users. First, it can be used as an educational tool to teach smart contract programming. Remix, a popular tool for learning Solidity, has developed a Lexon plugin that allows students to type agreements in Lexon and see their translations in Solidity, enabling them to understand what the Solidity code means in plain English. In Diedrich’s view, this can help students comprehend how Solidity and smart contracts work.
Second, contracts can be written in Lexon to make them “self-documenting.” Instead of a technical writer needing to write…
