Many projects in the crypto space need some form of interaction with smart contracts.
Building one is a pretty tough job as it entails
Creating various functions
Implementing proper abstractedness for these functions and specifying accessibility
Having Industry-standard security and protection for all users that interact with this
These steps need to be followed to create a smart contract that is ready to be publicly deployed.
Thankfully, we web3 developers have an easier way to go about doing this.
Method #1
OpenZepellin
Now, openZepellin is a household name in the world of smart contracts, its been around since 2015 and is a pioneer in the blockchain security industry.
They have created a tool, The openZepellin wizard that can create smart contracts native to the Ethereum blockchain with some Multiple choice questions.
You can choose the specifications needed for your contract and the types of operations it can perform, and voila, you get a contract shell that you can paste onto your text editor or remix to further improve upon or implement.
The contract also has a feature of importing into REMIX IDE, so you can test the functionality before moving it to your development base.
Method #2
Thirdweb
Thirdweb is a relatively new software that was made in 2020 and is a very powerful thirdweb SDK. The software has tons of useful features along with contract compilation and deployment.
It also has a convenient contract interaction webpage where you can test your contract with the funds available on the wallet connected.
It has a vault full of contracts that are currently being used by Dapps and DAOs. The software can be easily integrated with Javascript, React, VIte and other frameworks and can be installed as either an npm or a yarn package.
Conclusion
Both OpenZepellin and thirdweb provide great assistance to your development but openZeppellin has more customizability. But thirdweb offers contracts from different sources that are free to try out.
Thirdweb is a better option when you need to create a contract from the start or you want a complete contract and implement it for your app.
OpenZeppelin is a better option when you want a very specific type of smart contract with different attributes.
Both can be used together as well and create a powerful smart contract.
Buidl your way to victory.