What I Built
An escrow program on Solana written completely in native Rust without using Anchor framework.
Why I Built It
After learning Anchor, I wanted to understand how Solana programs work at a lower level. Building an escrow in native Rust helped me understand:
- Raw account serialization/deserialization
- Manual instruction parsing
- Native Solana program architecture
- How Anchor abstracts complexity
Features
- Create escrow between two parties
- Secure token exchange
- Cancel and refund mechanism
Technical Stack
- Native Rust for the on-chain program
- Solana Program Library
- TypeScript for testing
- Chai and Mocha test framework
What I Learned
- Native Solana program development without Anchor
- Manual account data serialization with Borsh
- Writing comprehensive tests in TypeScript
- Deeper understanding of Solana's runtime