Lesson 6.1: The State Monad in Practice

Welcome to Lesson 6.1! In this lesson, Robertino provides an introduction to this lecture and explain how the state monad works.

Learning Objectives

After completing this lesson, you'll be able to:

• Explain what the state monad is.

• Describe how the state monad is used to test smart contracts.

• Code simple tests using the state monad.

Additional Resources

To learn more about the topics covered in this lesson, we encourage you to review the following resources:

• Intro to IO monad

• Simple State Monad examples

• Deep dive into the State Monad

Collaborate with the Pioneers Community

Remember that you can interact with the participants of the PPP through the IOG's technical community on Discord by joining the channels under the Plutus Pioneers category.

If during the program you have questions about Plutus, we invite you to share them at Cardano Stack Exchange (CSE) by adding the plutus-pioneer-program tag to your question. The IOG's Education Team members will monitor these questions to support your learning journey. Whenever you share a question at CSE, you're helping to build up the Cardano and Plutus development knowledge base.

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