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To: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Is there a tool like Ethereum EVM at present for
 Bitcoin script?
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It is worth checking out Ivy lang Playground by Dan Robinson, but AFAIK, =
it's not actively maintained. It compiles contracts to Bitcoin Script: =
https://www.ivylang.org/bitcoin

> On 24. Aug 2021, at 16:08, Andrew Poelstra via bitcoin-dev =
<bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>=20
>=20
> Simplicity does not compile to Bitcoin Script, and Sapio assumes =
extensions
> to Bitcoin Script that are not currently part of the consensus code.
>=20
>=20
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 03:36:29PM +0800, Gijs van Dam via bitcoin-dev =
wrote:
>> Hi,
>>=20
>>=20
>> Bitcoin does not have a virtual machine. But you do have =
[Miniscript][1],
>> [Min.sc][2], [Simplicity][3] and [Sapio][4]. These are all higher =
level
>> languages that compile to Bitcoin Script. Sapio is "just" Rust, so =
that
>> might fit your setting best.
>>=20
>> By the way, this question also has an answer on [Bitcoin =
Stackexchange][5]
>> which is a great resource for questions like this.
>>=20
>> [1]: http://bitcoin.sipa.be/miniscript/
>> [2]: https://min.sc/
>> [3]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/simplicity
>> [4]: https://learn.sapio-lang.org/
>> [5]:
>> =
https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/108261/is-there-a-tool-like-et=
hereum-evm-at-present-for-bitcoin-script
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>> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 2:55 PM Null Null via bitcoin-dev <
>> bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
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>>> Hi all,
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>>> Is there a tool like Ethereum EVM at present? Users can write =
bitcoin
>>> scripts in a syntax just like python(or like other programming =
language);
>>> through this tool, they can be translated into bitcoin original =
scripts; it
>>> sounds like a new programming language has been invented.
>>>=20
>>> In my opinion=EF=BC=8C Bitcoin script programming is based on =
reverse Polish
>>> expression; this is not friendly to programmers;
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>>> In fact, Bitcoin's opcode expression ability is very rich, and it =
may be
>>> unfriendly, which has affected the promotion of Bitcoin in the =
technical
>>> community.
>>>=20
>>> Hope for hearing some voice about this.
>>>=20
>>> Best wish.
>>>=20
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> Andrew Poelstra
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