The Power of Resource-Oriented Programming in Flow/Cadence: A Deep Dive

Flow is a permissionless layer-1 blockchain built to support the high-scale use cases of games, virtual worlds, and the digital assets that power them. The blockchain was created by the team behind CryptoKitties, Dapper Labs, and NBA Top Shot.

One of the best features of Flow is that it supports the paradigm of resource-oriented programming. Resource-oriented programming is a new way of managing memory where resources are held “in-situ” by the resource owner instead of in a separate ledger. This is very…