I Can Aiken (2026 Edition)
Agentic Coding on Cardano
Description
Aiken is a functional programming language designed for writing smart contracts on Cardano. Named after computing pioneer Howard Aiken, it is written in Rust, released under an open-source licence, and built specifically for the Cardano blockchain. Aiken provides a smooth developer experience and features state-of-the-art tooling, drawing inspiration from modern languages like Rust, Elm and Gleam.
This second edition starts by delving into the differentiators and design decisions behind the Extended Unspent Transaction Output (eUTxO) model, helping readers appreciate the paradigm shift required for writing smart contracts with Aiken on Cardano.
The second half teaches development as it’s actually done in 2026: prompt your AI coding agent, audit the Aiken it writes, and prove the result on a public network. The second half journeys through Cardano’s eras, Byron to Agentic. Each stop busts a myth and ends with a transaction you submit yourself — your era stamp — until you hold a verifiable on-chain portfolio and a clear path forward with Aiken.
‘I am a simple man and I want simple answers’ – Howard Aiken
‘Aiken is incredible really. Plutus on rocket fuel’ – John Woods, Algorand CTO
‘We’re starting to fall in love with Aiken a little bit’ – Charles Hoskinson, co-founder Cardano
AI disclosure: the second half of this book, on agentic coding with Claude and ‘cardano-dev-skills’, contains AI-generated content, including code segments.
Numbered eBooks: 5,000
Number of Unique Covers: 1
Number of 1:1 Covers: 0
Standard Edition
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Details
Publisher : Book.io
Author : John Greene
Genre : Non-Fiction
Language : English
Word Count : 45,075
Cardano Minting Details : 5,000 total edition: 4,800 available to buy, 200 reserved for redemption codes.
Cardano Policy ID : 074c62e8c8a955095529206281ac9a51545102ee619d6b170651d772
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