New ARC Reactor Software: A Game Changer for EVM Compatibility?
The ARC Reactor reduces the time required to understand, revise and modify smart contracts, enabling the dispatch of large projects across chains.
Blockchain development company ARC has released the latest version (V1.2) of their Reactor software platform – a product they believe represents a paradigm shift in blockchain development.
ARC Reactor is a GUI that empowers software developers to ingest, audit, build, maintain and test all smart contracts and code. Developers can then send the code to anyone Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible chain in minutes.
“With the release of Reactor, I just hope that the blockchain can reach everyone. It means that not only developers, project managers and stakeholders, but also blockchain enthusiasts know exactly what a token can do in a broad sense, said Henry Syahputra, CTO and technical co-founder of ARC, to BSC News.
The ARC team said in a Medium post that their vision for the software isn’t to “build a better mousetrap.” They believe Reactor represents a fundamental shift from how code has been reviewed, created, managed and shipped.
“My inspiration has always been the decentralization of opportunities for fellow human beings, as well as the mass adoption of blockchain technology. It occurred to me years ago, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if someone could understand the blockchain and its idiosyncratic coding?'” Syahputra said.
A tutorial and video has been released showing how their platform can send and distribute a robust project like PancakeSwap from BNB Chain to Polygon.
The ARC team’s vision is to bring an open source mindset to the blockchain world. Their goal is for the vast majority of software developers in startups and companies to use ARC Reactor as the de facto tool for developing and maintaining all codebases.
Syahputra conceived Reactor GUI inspired by his idea of a world where “all software development was a visual process, completely transparent and interactive.” By showing the code visually, it gives a nuanced and different perspective. In this model, he says, software developers can gain immediate insight into all aspects of the architecture and code, including potential malware, exceptions and broken dependencies.
Recently, ARC helped a leading Web3 no-code startup identify a critical flaw in its architecture using Reactor. While the team has initially chosen to focus on the burgeoning EVM-compatible ecosystem first, their roadmap includes development for all other key languages and ecosystems.
ARC is currently focused on partnering with tier-one and tier-two chains to help them and projects in each ecosystem reduce barriers to entry, shorten development cycles and ship across chains. The company said it expects to announce key team hires, partnerships and more product releases soon, and is also in talks to raise equity financing.
